Indigestion in a child 2 years of treatment. The child has diarrhea: what to give in the first place (pills, drugs, folk remedies) and why is it dangerous? How does diarrhea manifest

If a child has diarrhea without fever at the age of 2, there can be many reasons for this. When diarrhea without hyperthermia is observed, the range of suspicion becomes more limited and the question "how to treat?" easier to decide.

In most cases, this is better than the same symptom with temperature. The solution to the problem directly depends on other symptoms, among which are most often observed:

• bloating,
• nausea,
• abdominal pain.

If an intestinal disorder occurs even without a temperature, you cannot calm down until normal digestion is established.

Harmless ordinary diarrhea, if it lasts longer than 12 hours, carries a formidable danger for a 2-year-old child - dehydration.

Causes of diarrhea without fever

So you need to understand the causes of diarrhea, best with the help of a pediatrician, and then start treating with safe and effective means for this clinical case.

The immediate causes of diarrhea without fever in children at 2 years of age are most often:

• Enhanced peristalsis- contraction of the walls of the large intestine, due to which water does not have time to be absorbed into the blood. From the small intestine to the large intestine, food slurry enters in a highly diluted form. And not only when the baby ate soup or drank a lot. During digestion, all digestive juices: saliva, gastric, pancreatic, intestinal juices, bile - are excreted in a large volume, and all this fluid in the large intestine must be absorbed back into the blood. With accelerated peristalsis, this does not have time to happen.
• Inflammation of the mucosa end sections of the digestive tract in dysentery, cholera, rotavirus, salmonellosis, botulism and other foodborne infections. But in this case, diarrhea in children at 2 years old is rarely without fever.
• Violation of the absorption of water and nutrients due to too much volume or composition of food that is not suitable for a child of 2 years.

But all these changes in the body of a 2-year-old baby are preceded by some actions:

• his own,
• parents or other carers of the child,
• sometimes even doctors.

Let's find out what causes diarrhea without hyperthermia at this age and what to do in such cases!

Causes of diarrhea in children at 2 years old without fever and what to do about it

Cause	Features of diarrhea and other symptoms	What to do and how to treat?
Bacterial or viral infection (without fever are extremely rare and only in the early stages).	Multiple loose stools general weakness, strong vomiting, constant nausea, food refusal, sleep disorders.	Do not force feed unless you ask. give as much water as possible with a temperature around 37℃. give an adsorbent, for example Smektu; or activated charcoal at the rate of 1 tablet per 1 kg of the child's weight; as soon as the condition worsens or the temperature still appears above 37℃ - call the doctor.
After antibiotic treatment: the beginning of the development of dysbacteriosis.	If left untreated, diarrhea can become chronic - 4-5 times daily for more than 3 weeks; can be both with temperature and without it.	Contact a pediatrician; adhere to a microflora-restoring diet with fermented milk products; as directed by a doctor, treat dysbacteriosis with bacterial preparations to revive the internal environment of the intestine.
Functional disruption of the digestive system: accelerated intestinal motility, lack of bile components or enzymes.	The child is in good health slightly reduced weight gain diarrhea lasts for weeks and even months without fever.	Go for a consultation with a doctor; take tests, according to indications, undergo an examination, for example, an ultrasound of the abdominal cavity, make sure you don't get dehydrated.
Allergic reaction to any food product.	Vomit, the presence in vomit or feces of this particular product in undigested form.	plentiful drink, do not feed until the cause of diarrhea and vomiting is clarified, turn to the local children's doctor, then to the allergist.
Stressful situation	Vomit, overexcited or depressed emotional state.	Calm conversation with clarification of the causes of stress, give tea with a soothing herbal tea and jam with fixing properties: currant, blueberry.

How to deal with dehydration?

Dehydration can only be treated with water. After each bowel movement and in the intervals between them, you need to drink water in small portions, but often. The liquid should be at a temperature of 36-37℃, that is, with the same temperature as the body. In this case, absorption will occur as quickly as possible. It is better if there is a weak saline solution, as salt retains fluid in the body. It could be:

• ordinary boiled or bottled gas-free water,
• solutions of pharmaceutical preparations Regidron, Glucosan,
• self-prepared salt solution: a teaspoon per liter of boiled water.

Do I need to call an ambulance?

If the temperature appears with intestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain, then you definitely need to call a doctor, and if he cannot come quickly, then an ambulance. But what if diarrhea in a child at 2 years old manifests itself without a temperature? Here, the issue of urgent medical care is resolved positively in the case of:

• when children do not get better for more than 2 days;
• if it is known that the child ate mushrooms or spoiled foods, and also got to some unattended tablets,
• in the presence of blood in the feces or vomit,
• with severe pain in the abdomen,
• blurred vision, problems with swallowing and speech, which may be signs of botulism,
• if the child is weak, lethargic and pale, especially if this is accompanied by a noticeable decrease in temperature.

In all other cases, if the child is under 3 years old, you just need to contact the local pediatrician, and not wait until it gets worse.

Please note that with severe pain in the abdomen, painkillers should not be given without a doctor's prescription.

Concept " acute abdomen"suggests that there is a site of severe inflammation or damage to the internal organ in the abdominal cavity, and pain medication can prevent rapid diagnosis and emergency care. It can calm parents at a time when they need to sound the alarm and urgently save the child.

Diarrhea for no reason and how to understand that the child is healthy?

It is obvious that diarrhea in a child at 2 years old without a temperature cannot appear without a reason. It is very important to find out this reason in time, for which it is necessary to consult a pediatrician of general practice or a narrower specialist. And then it will be clear what to do and how to treat.

But keep in mind that loose stools that repeat more than 2-3 times are considered diarrhea, if this happened once, then you should not scare yourself and the child.

Maybe he just drank too much juice. If the next bowel movement is normal and there are no other symptoms, then calm down - your baby is healthy.

Diarrhea in a child can accompany a wide variety of diseases. However, this symptom is dangerous in itself, especially when it comes to young children. A well-known doctor and author of books and articles on children's health, Yevgeny Komarovsky, tells what the danger of diarrhea is and what parents should do if such a "trouble" happened to their child.

About the problem

Diarrhea is a manifestation of the body's ability to get rid of bacteria and viruses, of which there are a great many around the child. Neither the water that the baby drinks, nor the food, nor the air is sterile. What can we say about playing in the sandbox, crawling on the grass, on the floor, etc. A person has several such protective “systems”: saliva is designed to destroy microbes at the stage of getting into the mouth, bronchial and nasal mucus protect the respiratory organs from getting into them bacteria and viruses, gastric juice effectively destroys those microorganisms that managed to enter the body through the mouth and reach the digestive organs unharmed. Bacteria, which are indigenous inhabitants, are waiting in the intestines of "intruders". Their task is to prevent malicious agents from taking root.

Diarrhea in a child can be caused by an intestinal infection, which enters the mouth through unwashed hands, poorly washed vegetables and fruits, through water, with food. Often these are bacteria.

Some viruses also cause diarrhea, such as rotavirus. The intestinal mucosa is an excellent breeding ground for their reproduction, and therefore digestion is disturbed, the intestinal mucosa is irritated and diarrhea occurs.

Danger of diarrhea

The most serious danger of diarrhea lies in the likelihood of dehydration.. The younger the child, the higher this risk. Salts of potassium, calcium, and sodium, which are extremely important for life, come out with feces. Liquid is rapidly lost. Therefore, it is not so scary if a child at 3 years old goes to the toilet five times a day and does not show signs of dehydration, as if five times diarrhea happened to a 6-month-old baby. After all, the reserves of water and mineral salts in the crumbs are much more scarce, he loses them at a faster pace.

Severe dehydration can cause serious disorders of the nervous system, as well as be fatal to the baby.

Treatment

If diarrhea is caused by a viral infection, and in addition to frequent trips to the toilet, there are all signs of a viral illness, you should not feed the child with antiviral drugs, they do not help and their effectiveness has not been clinically proven. Antibiotics are also inappropriate, since they do not act on viruses. No special treatment is required, it is enough to provide the child with the right assistance and prevent dehydration. If the diarrhea is the result of food poisoning or an intestinal infection, the treatment approach should be the same.

First of all, you should make sure that the baby is not dehydrated.

If a child does not pee for 6 hours, if he cries with dry eyes, without tears, if he has blue circles under his eyes, facial features are sharpened, he has dry lips, tongue, dry mucous membranes - these are very alarming symptoms. The immediate help of doctors is required, you need to call an ambulance.

To prevent such a dangerous condition, the actions of parents with diarrhea should be coordinated and clear:

• The child needs to drink. And drink a lot. All drinking should be warm, about 20 degrees, so that the liquid is absorbed and absorbed by the body as soon as possible. If the child refuses to drink from a cup, it should be fed with a spoon, little by little, but often. If he does not drink from a spoon, as children under 7-9 months old often do, then you need to draw liquid into a disposable syringe without a needle and drink drip from it. If the baby resists this method, you should not wait and persuade, you should immediately call an "ambulance" so that it is possible to introduce liquid to the child by drip.
• The child needs to restore the balance of salts. To do this, Komarovsky advises using ready-made pharmaceutical bags with oral rehydration agents. Suitable "Smekta", you can buy "Regidron" or "Humana-Electrolyte". These drugs must be in the home first aid kit of every family. If diarrhea has already happened, but there are no such drugs, you can use a recipe that has received the full approval of the World Health Organization: add a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of soda per liter of water. You can drink the child with this solution.
• You need to control the discharge. Drinking should stand out. As long as the baby, who has not yet reached the age of one, walks in diapers, mom has nothing to worry about. At any time, she can measure the amount drunk by the child, and after 3 hours weigh his used diaper on an electronic kitchen scale to understand whether the water is normally excreted. If the child is already going to the potty, control is also not difficult. But for a child at 2 years old, who has already mastered the toilet with a high degree of probability, you will have to follow on his heels.
• The child does not need food. Do not try to feed him at any cost. Diarrhea will pass much faster if the baby is hungry. Give food only when he asks. You can not eat fatty, sweet, drink carbonated drinks and milk with diarrhea. It is better to give porridge, mashed potatoes, yeast-free bread croutons, vegetable soup in lean broth.
• Activated charcoal - in the right dosage. Another useful drug that should be in the home first aid kit. Parents should remember that activated charcoal is dosed 1 tablet for every 10 kilograms of body weight at a time. Thus, a child weighing 10 kilograms is given 1 tablet, and a baby whose weight is 15 kilograms is given 1.5 tablets. Modern medicine recommends modern enterosorbents that are easier to take. If the financial capabilities of the family allow, you can buy and keep in the first aid kit in such a case "Enterosgel".

Nutrition after diarrhea

When the diarrhea has successfully ended, you do not need to immediately cook all those cutlets for your son or daughter and carry all the cookies that the child did not eat while he was ill. For a few more days, you should stick to a sparing diet. In the diet of a child from 1.5 years old, there may be cereals, tea, vegetable soups without meat. A kid from 2 years old can add one small curd to tea without additives, pieces of fruit and food coloring.

Then the diet should be increased gradually, daily adding new foods to the peanut menu, starting with boiled meat, steam cutlets and ending (last) with a piece of chocolate or his favorite candy.

Safe home remedies for diarrhea are fasting and drinking. Everything else, including the use of antidiarrheals in children, must be agreed with the doctor.

If diarrhea occurs in a baby under one year old, you should definitely consult a doctor. For children under one and a half years old - the rule is exactly the same, provided that during the day the baby does not get better. Urgent hospitalization requires the presence of bloody impurities in the stool.

When contacting a doctor, be sure to remember what the child ate in the last 24 hours, what changes in his behavior were. It will be great if the doctor can personally assess the type of feces on the diaper: their color, smell, texture.

With an intestinal infection, a sick little one should immediately allocate separate dishes, a towel and bed linen. It can be extremely contagious, and therefore it is worth protecting other family members, especially children, from possible infection.

Folk remedies, which "experts" recommend on the Internet to treat diarrhea, especially garlic or onion enemas, can be extremely dangerous for a baby. If you drink enough water and make up for the lack of mineral salts, then diarrhea will recede without complications quickly enough (1-2 days). If diarrhea continues, alternative medicine will not help, but going to a completely traditional doctor will help.

How to treat diarrhea in a child, see Dr. Komaorovsky's program.

Every mother is concerned about the well-being of her child. The state of health can be judged by many factors, one of which is the chair. The regularity of bowel cleansing and the quality of feces, of course, depend on nutrition, general development, and physical activity. But other things can also affect the process of digestion, for example, certain diseases. Today you will learn what to do if a child (2.5 years old) The actions taken depend on what caused this condition.

2 years

Repeated stools more than three times a day can be called diarrhea. This state is familiar to every person. The causes of diarrhea can be very different:

• infectious and inflammatory processes in the intestine;
• intake of certain products that cause fermentation and thin the stool;
• the use of medicines;
• psychological reasons and so on.

Diarrhea is usually caused by one of two factors:

• most often, diarrhea is caused by increased intestinal motility, as a result of which the food you have taken is quickly evacuated to the outside;
• less often, the stool becomes more frequent due to the large intestine entering a large amount of water.

Loose stools in a 2-year-old child often have additional signs. According to them, you can determine the cause of the ailment, and then correct it. Remember that diarrhea for a baby can be quite dangerous. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to show the little patient to the doctor. It is only permissible to give any medicines as directed by a doctor. Let us consider in more detail what loose stools can be caused in a 2-year-old child.

Infectious diseases: rotavirus or intestinal flu

Viral liquid stool in a child of 2 years old begins suddenly. Often it is accompanied by vomiting (single or frequent). The temperature may remain within normal limits or rise, but usually the thermometer level does not exceed 39 degrees. Rotavirus infection, also called the intestinal flu, is highly contagious. Therefore, outbreaks of the disease are small epidemics. Usually, within a few weeks, everyone who surrounded the infected child will be ill. In adults, the symptoms of pathology can be blurred and almost invisible. With diarrhea of ​​​​a viral nature, a large amount of salts is lost along with water. Protein is practically not lost. The diarrhea lasts from 3 days to a week, after which recovery occurs.

Viral diarrhea can appear with diseases such as swine and These infections are already more dangerous for the child. Additional symptoms include: abdominal pain, migraine, photophobia, and skin irritation.

Poisoning

If a child is 2 years old, loose stools without fever began some time after eating, then this may be a sign of poisoning. Pay attention to what the baby ate shortly before the deterioration of health. In case of poisoning, you can often find pieces of undigested food in the stool. Vomiting may or may not be present. The child in this situation complains of abdominal pain. You can hear fermentation, gurgling. A distinctive feature is the fetid smell of feces.

In case of poisoning, severe intoxication occurs. The condition of the child may become severe due to dehydration. If you see that the baby is getting worse, then immediately call an ambulance. Often the use of incompatible products proceeds according to the type of mild poisoning.

Taking antibiotics

If the child is 2 years old, loose stools with mucus may be the result of drug treatment. This condition is often provoked by antibacterial drugs. Remember if you gave these to your baby the day before. It often happens that a child has a disease, for example, bronchitis or tonsillitis. The doctor prescribes an antibiotic, within a few days after which diarrhea begins. This is a completely normal reaction. The fact is that drugs with a wide spectrum of action destroy not only pathogenic flora, they kill beneficial microorganisms. Because of this, there is a failure in digestion, accompanied by fermentation, bloating and loose stools.

With a high probability, it can be argued that the doctor will not cancel antibiotic therapy for you, but it is still worth informing the doctor about such a reaction to treatment.

Individual characteristics

Yellow loose stools in a 2-year-old child may appear due to psycho-emotional stress. Young children are very susceptible to stressful situations. They can react this way to severe fear, excitement, prolonged fear. Increased urge to defecate in this case is not accompanied by additional symptoms, attacks occur periodically.

Indigestion in children is often due to lactase deficiency. If this diagnosis is made to a child, then it is necessary to refrain from eating dairy products that cause bloating and diarrhea. It is also possible to correct this condition with the help of drugs containing the missing enzyme.

Alimentary diarrhea in children appears due to prolonged malnutrition, an imbalance in the level of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, with insufficiency of the liver, stomach or pancreas. At the same time, green loose stools are observed in a child (2 years old).

The goal of treatment is to normalize electrolyte balance

Whatever causes indigestion, the main task is to replenish the lack of fluid. For this, the child is shown to drink plenty of water. If there is no vomiting, and diarrhea is of non-infectious origin, then clean water can be dispensed with. With the loss of salts and other important elements, it is necessary to use special solutions: Regidron, Glucosan, Citroglucosan and others.

Give your baby a small sip every 2-5 minutes. Do not overdo it so as not to provoke vomiting. It is preferable to use solutions at the same temperature as the baby's body. In this case, the substances will be absorbed most quickly.

Adjust your diet

With indigestion of a different nature, it is recommended to exclude all dairy products. Such an environment is the most favorable for the reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms. Giving your baby milk will only make him feel worse.

Put the little patient on a specific diet. Give the crumbs rice water, jelly-like soups, light cereals on the water. Completely eliminate raw fruits and vegetables, carbonated drinks and sweets. As soon as the child gets better, gradually introduce boiled lean meat, eggs. For each of these diseases, an individual diet is prescribed. Be sure to discuss it with your doctor.

Child 2 years old, loose stools: how to treat?

Many parents ask this question, because the little patient wants to help. Drugs such as "Imodium" and "Loperamide" perfectly stop diarrhea, but it is unacceptable to give them to children under 6 years old. Remember this important rule. You can help the baby with the following medicines:

• enterosorbents "Smecta", "Enterosgel", "Polysorbb" will remove toxins, allergens, poisons and toxic substances from the child's body (can be given without a doctor);
• calcium gluconate will have an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effect (it is permissible to use it on its own in the absence of contraindications);
• antispasmodics "Drotaverin", "No-Shpa", "Papaverin" will relieve abdominal pain (only after diagnosis);
• carminatives "Espumizan", "Bobotik" will reduce gas formation and relieve discomfort (can be used without prescription);
• antipyretics "Ibuprofen", "Panadol" will eliminate fever and malaise (only at high temperature or after diagnosis).

Sometimes doctors prescribe additional enzymes that normalize digestion (Lactazar, Creon), and also prescribe probiotics (Linex, Maxilak), which will restore the natural intestinal microflora.

Summarize

If your baby has diarrhea, and after that the temperature rises or additional symptoms of the disease appear, then do not guess on the coffee grounds. Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Prolonged diarrhea accompanied by vomiting can lead to dehydration. In children, this condition occurs especially often. It is dangerous because the kidneys, the cardiovascular system suffer, acetone appears in the urine, and severe intoxication occurs. With timely diagnosis and proper treatment, the body recovers within two weeks. Talk to your pediatrician about possible causes of baby loose stools, be on the lookout.

Treatment of diarrhea in a child is a rather crucial moment, since improperly selected therapy can threaten the development of complications. Lack of treatment can lead to death. But before prescribing to take this or that remedy, it is necessary to find out the cause of diarrhea. Based on this, you can choose one or another drug, taking into account age, weight restrictions, contraindications and price range.

Digestive problems in children are quite common. There are many reasons for this: from stress, poisoning, to a viral infection. Before starting treatment, every parent should understand that the most important thing in antidiarrheal therapy is to eliminate the root cause of such a symptom. If this is not done, then the child may develop cachexia (total dehydration with a violation of salt and electrolyte balance). Giving the baby any of the remedies below, you should immediately consult a doctor who is able to prescribe a full treatment.

Description of diarrhea remedies for children: action, effectiveness

Drugs for diarrhea in the first place have a number of properties. Among them are the following actions:

• Astringent;
• Antidiarrheal;
• Antimicrobial (antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and so on);
• Immunomodulatory;
• Normalizing intestinal microflora;
• Restoring electrolyte balance.

It must be understood that there is no universal remedy for the treatment of diarrhea, and each specific drug will combine different properties depending on the composition. The ingredients in each drug will differ depending on what function they are supposed to perform. Antidiarrheals may contain:

• Bifidobacteria, lactobacilli;
• Herbs in different combinations (burnet, bird cherry berries, gooseberries);
• Antibiotics (eg, amoxicillin, sulfa drugs);
• Coal of animal/vegetable origin;
• Adsorbents (eg silicon dioxide, polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate);
• Enzymatic;
• Electrolytes with carbohydrates;
• Astringent components (calcium carbonate, bismuth-based preparations, and so on).

All these components perform a number of tasks, including changing the microbial composition of the gastrointestinal tract in the necessary way, as well as affecting the chemistry and motility of the intestine. Such remedies will be effective only if the drug is selected correctly, which will help not only save the child from diarrhea, but also solve a number of problems associated with this symptom.

Drug release forms (tablets, gels, syrups, suspensions, powders, solutions, suppositories, drops) and composition (indicate active and auxiliary components for each dosage form)

Remedies for diarrhea for children come in a variety of forms. They differ not only in composition, but also in efficiency, duration of exposure to the body. Therefore, for each age category, the choice should be made, focusing on the condition of the child, his capabilities (for example, a violation of the swallowing reflex does not allow taking the medicine orally), as well as the desired effect.

• Tablets. They have the most prolonged action, since they travel a long way through the gastrointestinal tract until they are completely dissolved. Gradual absorption allows the drug to gently and gradually cope with the symptom. The active ingredients are different - from nifuroxazide and pectin to activated charcoal. In some types of tablets, auxiliary components are also found: magnesium stearate, lactose, and so on. Tablets are contraindicated for children under 3 years of age. in some cases, the manufacturer indicates that taking the tablet form is possible only from the age of seven. the same applies to capsules.
• Capsules differ from tablets in that they dissolve somewhat faster during passage through the gastrointestinal tract. In capsules, the active ingredients can also be varied - from beneficial bacteria to chemical elements. Excipients - lactose monohydrate, potato starch, dextrin, magnesium stearate, gelatin, titanium dioxide. This form is designed for the fact that the medicine should reach a certain point in the tract and there already give out the maximum of useful properties.
• Gels. Adsorbents are usually produced in the form of gels. In this form, they are easier to take for children, as well as mixed with any product, such as honey, or applied to bread, cookies. This form of the drug actively envelops the walls of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, limiting the pathogenic effect of microorganisms on the mucous surfaces. Active substances - silicon dioxide, polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate and others. Auxiliary agents - Sorbitol, Agar-agar, Pectin, Calcium sulfate dihydrate, Potassium sorbate.
• Suspensions can be sold ready-made, but most often the parent has to mix the product on their own. This type of drug is easy to give to children under one year old, since the products have a sufficiently diverse flavorings and sweeteners. This type of drug begins to be absorbed from the moment it enters the mouth, and therefore its effect will be noticeable quite quickly. Various types of drugs are produced in the form of suspensions - from antibiotics to homeopathy. Excipients - carbomer 934, sucrose, sodium hydroxide, simethicone, methyl paraben, purified water.
• Solutions and drops. Solutions can be based on both alcohol and simply purified water. This type of drug is quickly absorbed into the mucous surfaces, showing an antidiarrheal effect in a short time. The same applies to drops, but this option is considered more powerful in action, and therefore is given in small doses. Drops are especially convenient to give to children less than a year old.
• Candles are considered the most effective. They are quickly absorbed into the body through the intestines, do not cause much harm to the body and are most effective. Candles are inserted gently into the anus, where they gradually dissolve. It is recommended to use them carefully, as a strong action against diarrhea can lead to constipation in a child. The composition is different, but most often it includes antibacterial and astringent components. Auxiliary substances - oils, fats of vegetable and animal origin, paraffin, lanolin, wax and so on.
• The powder form involves the dilution of the drug in water or other acceptable liquid. It can be both antibacterial substances and adsorbents. Adsorbents of this type have good absorbency, absorbing and removing toxins, pathogenic microorganisms and decay products in a natural way. Antimicrobials of this form will be quite effective. Of these, as a rule, suspensions are prepared. Minor components - as in tablets: magnesium stearate, glucose, saccharin.

Often in the compositions of a wide variety of types of drugs for children, there are sweeteners, flavors, lactose. If you are allergic to such substances, you need to look for available analogues, but without allergens. Otherwise, the symptoms may worsen. For children under 3 years old, it is better to choose suspensions, syrups, powders for dilution (they can be added to drink or food), as well as gels, suppositories, solutions and drops. It is undesirable to use tablets and capsules at such an early age because of the risk of asphyxia (suffocation due to a solid object entering the respiratory tract).

Important! Children under 2 years of age are contraindicated in antidiarrheal drugs, which contain loperamide. These include Lopedium, Diarol, Enterobene, Imodium.

Indications for the use of drugs

Diarrhea medications may be prescribed by your pediatrician if your child:

• Frequent loose stools;
• There is bloating and pain in the abdomen;
• Against the background of the above symptoms, appetite is weakened or completely absent;
• Periodically, nausea occurs, which may be accompanied by vomiting;
• There is severe sweating;
• There is weakness.

All these symptoms can be caused by a number of different reasons. Based on them, the doctor may prescribe one or another drug:

• If diarrhea is the result of dysbacteriosis, then the child is prescribed probiotics that normalize the intestinal microflora.
• If diarrhea is caused by stress, then astringents are prescribed along with sedatives.
• If the symptom is only a consequence of the intake of unfamiliar food or an allergen, then an enzyme preparation is given.
• If the child's diarrhea is the result of taking another medication, then it may be worth talking to your doctor about changing your treatment tactics.
• In case of poisoning, sorbents are prescribed first of all. They are also drunk with viral, bacterial infections, helping to remove microbes and their metabolic products from the body.
• Antibiotics are prescribed for infections, but probiotics are often prescribed along with them, which will help maintain the intestinal microflora during treatment.

It is especially important to choose the right means for their effects on the body, as well as take into account side effects and contraindications. It is strictly forbidden to take any drug without first studying the instructions.

Possible side effects, contraindications

Any medicinal, homeopathic preparation or alternative recipe has its own side effects and contraindications. The most frequent warning in each instruction is hypersensitivity to any of the components of the remedy. Also, in a number of drugs, the following contraindications may be present:

There can be a lot of restrictions on taking the drug. It should also be borne in mind that not every antidiarrheal drug can be combined with the main course of therapy. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account the compatibility of drugs. Side effects are generally not very different from each other. Sorbents can cause nausea and vomiting. Antibiotics also have a spectrum of side effects that can include nausea and vomiting, as well as pain in the abdominal region, a burning sensation, in the stomach. Possible bloody diarrhea. Most antidiarrheals can cause constipation.

How to take

Antidiarrheal drugs should always be taken according to the scheme indicated by the attending physician. If he did not specify the accuracy of use, then, as a rule, the instructions always contain a description of the sequence of use of such funds. There are a number of rules that should be followed:

1. Probiotics are best taken an hour after antibiotics.
2. If sorbents are prescribed, then they are taken only an hour after the use of drugs from the main course of treatment.
3. Antidiarrheal drugs are taken about 30-40 minutes before the start of the meal.
4. Antidiarrheal drugs are taken for a short time. If after a few days the stool remains frequent and liquid, then you should consult a doctor for a change in medication.
5. If the medicine requires dilution, then this must be done exactly for one dose. In this form, the drug should not stand for a long time, since it quickly loses its properties.
6. Some medications can be mixed with other foods, such as baby food or water, unless directed to do so.
7. Eating a light diet can go a long way in helping a child get rid of diarrhea. Products such as homemade oven-dried crackers, as well as jelly, will help restore the body and strengthen the baby during treatment.
8. Careful hygiene should be observed, especially if the diarrhea is caused by an infection. Wash and change underwear twice a day.

Following these rules, you can cope with diarrhea quickly enough. But with prolonged diarrhea, as well as if streaks of blood appear in the feces, a fever develops, be sure to consult a doctor.

Important! With frequent diarrhea, it is necessary to restore the electrolyte balance in the body, and therefore it is necessary to give the child special solutions with glucose and sodium chloride, that is, water with sugar and salt.

What can you give a child for diarrhea. List of children's medicines

Sorbents that are able to remove toxins, viruses, bacteria from the child's body and have an antidiarrheal effect.

Name, release form	Active ingredient	Age restrictions	Indications	Contraindications, side effects	Price
Enterosgel (gel in bags, tube, jar)	Polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate	From 1 month	Diarrhea caused by poisoning, intestinal infections, allergic reactions.	May reduce absorption of other drugs	250–300 rubles
Smecta (powder in sachets)	Smectite dioctahedral	From the first day of life	To stabilize the mucous barrier of the gastrointestinal tract, with diarrhea caused by allergies, poisoning, infection.	Hypersensitivity	130–150 rubles (10 bags)
Polyphepan (granules, paste)	Lignin hydrolysis	From the first days of life	For removal from the child's body, pathogenic microorganisms, toxic substances, drugs	Reduces the absorption of other drugs	80–90 rubles
Filtrum STI (tablets)	Lignin hydrolysis	Give to children from the first months of life	For the prevention and treatment of intoxication, diarrhea caused by poisoning, infection, hyperazotemia, hyperbilirubinemia, dyspepsia, food allergies.	Ulcerative diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in the acute stage, intestinal atony, hypersensitivity to the composition.	250 rub
Activated charcoal (tablets)	Activated carbon	Accepted from 2 years old subject to accurate dosage calculation	Antidiarrheal, enterosorbent and detoxification effects	Colors feces black. Contraindicated in ulcerative lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, bleeding in the stomach.	10 rubles
Carbactin (powder)	Activated carbon	From 2 years old	It is prescribed for poisoning of various etiologies, infectious diseases, allergic reactions accompanied by diarrhea.	Contraindicated in case of hypersensitivity to the composition of the drug. May cause constipation	10 rub.
Karbolen Ultra-Adsorb (tablets)	Activated carbon	From 2 years old	With indigestion	Side effects - constipation or diarrhea, reduced absorption of nutrients.	10 rub
Sorbex (capsules)	Activated carbon	Under 7 years of age only as directed by a physician	In case of poisoning, intoxication of the body caused by pathogenic microorganisms or other factors.	Peptic ulcer of the stomach, duodenal ulcer in the acute stage, gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction.	60 rub
Phosphalugel (gel)	Aluminum phosphate, sorbitol, agar-agar, pectin	From 6 months	Esophagitis, gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcer	Antibiotics with tetracycline, renal, hepatic failure, hypersensitivity	From 190 rub

Antidiarrheals with normalization of electrolyte balance

Name, form of means	Active ingredient	Age/weight restrictions	Indications	Contraindications	Price
Gastrolit (tablets)	Sodium chloride, dry extract of chamomile, potassium chloride, glucose, sodium bicarbonate	From the first days of life	Diarrhea accompanied by electrolyte imbalance	Renal failure and hyperkalemia	250–360 rubles
Regidron (powder)		From 6 months	Diarrhea with electrolyte imbalance, heat injury with electrolyte imbalance due to increased sweating	Diabetes mellitus, impaired renal function, hypersensitivity to components	From 420 rubles
Hydrovit (powder)	Dextrose citrate, Potassium chloride, Sodium chloride. sodium hydrocitrate	From the first days of life	diarrhea, hyperthermia,	Persistent vomiting, hyperkalemia, hypovolemic shock, mental depression, renal failure, monosaccharide malabsorption	120 rub
Trihydron (powder)	Dextrose, Potassium chloride, Sodium chloride. sodium citrate	Children weighing over 49 kg	Restoration of electrolyte balance in case of diarrhea, hyperthermia, etc.	Intestinal obstruction, unconsciousness, renal failure, diarrhea caused by cholera, uncontrollable vomiting, cachexia, hemodynamic shock.	80 rub
Reosolan (powder)	Dextrose, Potassium chloride, Sodium chloride. sodium citrate	From birth	Diarrhea caused by severe intoxication of the body, electrolyte imbalance.	Diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, hypersensitivity
Citraglucosolan (powder)	Glucose electrolyte mixture	From birth	Infectious diseases accompanied by dehydration (diarrhea, vomiting).	Hypersensitivity	10 rub

Antibiotics for diarrhea are used in cases where it is proven that the child has an infectious disease.

Name, form of means	Active ingredient	Age restrictions	Indications	Contraindications	Price
Amoxiclav Amoxicillin Solutab, Flemoxin Solutab (tablets, capsules, suspension)	Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid	From 1 year	Gastrointestinal infections causing diarrhea	Liver dysfunction, hepatitis, hypersensitivity	From 70 rub
Enterol (capsules, powder)	Dried microorganisms Saccharomyces boulardii, Saccharomyces boulardii	From birth	Infectious and nonspecific diarrhea	Can not be combined with antifungal drugs and derivatives of quinolinic acid.	190–700 rubles
Ftalazol (tablets, powder)	Phthalylsulfathiazole	From 2 months	Diarrhea caused by dysentery, as well as in colitis and enteritis	Hypersensitivity	From 20 rub
Levomycetin (tablets)	Chloramphenicol	From 2 weeks	Infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary system,	Hypersensitivity, hepatic, renal failure, lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, intermittent porphyria in the acute stage, skin diseases	From 120 rubles
Furazolidone	Furazolidone	From 2 months		Hypersensitivity	20 rub
Stopdiar/Enterofuril (tablets, suspension)	Nifuroxazide	From 1 month	Infectious diarrhea	Children under 1 month, prematurity	From 160 rubles
Sulgin (tablets)	Sulfaguanidine	From 1 year	Intestinal infection, dysentery, colitis	Infants	40 rub
Tannacomp	Tannin, ethacridine	From 3 years old	Diarrhea of ​​travelers, as well as caused by nervous disorders, weakened immunity, malnutrition.	Hypersensitivity	5000 rub
Tetracycline (tablets, suspension, capsules, granules, syrup)	Tetracycline	From 7 years old	Infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract	Fungal diseases, hypersensitivity,	From 65 rub
Alfa Normiks/Rifaksimin (tablets)	Rifaximin	From 12 years old	Traveler's diarrhea, intestinal infection, etc.	Age up to 12 years, intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal ulcer	600–700 rubles
Enterofuril (capsules)	Nifuroxazide	From 1 month	Acute, chronic diarrhea	Hypersensitivity, prematurity, age up to 1 month, age up to 7 years (for capsule form)	From 300 rubles

Probiotics are used most often for irritable bowel syndrome caused by dysbacteriosis, and also along with antibiotics to maintain the natural beneficial microflora of the gastrointestinal tract.

Name, form of means	Active ingredient	Age restrictions	Indications	Contraindications	price
Lactobacterin (powder for solution)	Live lactobacilli	From birth	Normalization of the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract in diarrhea caused by intoxication of the body	candidiasis, hypersensitivity	From 120 rubles
Bifidumbacterin (tablets, capsules, powders)	Live bifidobacteria	From birth	Intestinal and toxic infections	Do not take with antibiotics, hypersensitivity	From 80 rub
Bificol (powder)	Bifidobacterium bifidum, Escherichia coli	From 6 months	Dysbacteriosis, intestinal infections, inflammatory processes in the gastrointestinal tract	Hypersensitivity	From 200 rub
Bifiform (capsules)	Bifidobacterium longum, Enterococcus fecium	From 1 year	Dysbacteriosis, intestinal infections	Hypersensitivity	From 300 rubles
Linex (capsules)	Lactobacillus acidophilus, Enterococcus faecium, Bifidobacterium infantis,	From birth	caused by antibiotics, gastrointestinal infections, dysbacteriosis	Do not take with hot food, hypersensitivity	From 400 rubles
Acipol (capsules)	live acidophilic lactobacilli, polysaccharide of kefir fungus	From 3 months	Dysbacteriosis, intestinal infections, chronic colitis, after taking antibiotics	Hypersensitivity	From 300 rubles
Biobactone (powder)	Lactobacillus acidophilus	From birth	Dysbacteriosis	Candidiasis, childhood (for tablet form), hypersensitivity	From 1625 rub
Acylact (tablets)	Lactobacillus acidophilus	From 3 years old	Dysbacteriosis. Can be used with chemotherapy and antibiotics	Hypersensitivity, candidiasis	From 350 rubles
Normobact (powder)	Bifido-, lactobacilli	From 6 months	Unsteady stools, nausea, diarrhea, decreased appetite	Hypersensitivity	From 350 rubles
Hilak forte (drops)	Buffer salts of biosynthetic lactic acid, biosynthetic lactic acid, metabolic products of normal intestinal microflora	From infancy	With diarrhea for the regulation of the microflora of the gastrointestinal tract	Hypersensitivity	From 200 rub
RioFlora Immuno, RioFlora Balance (capsules)	9 strains of probiotics	From 3 years old	BAA for normalization of microflora	Hypersensitivity	From 200 rub
Enterogermina (Capsules)	Bacillus clausii spores	From 28 days	Dysbacteriosis, after antibiotics and chemotherapy	Hypersensitivity	From 340 rub

Other drugs used in various cases can solve a number of problems only if the cause of diarrhea in a child is a violation of the production of an enzyme component. Such funds are called enzymatic and they most often contain animal pancreatin. Also in such cases, homeopathy can help, which offers natural dietary supplements with a fairly high efficiency and natural composition.

Homeopathic remedies are considered somewhat weaker in their effect on the body, but they are not as harmful to children as chemical agents. They use natural ingredients of plant and animal origin, as well as vitamins and minerals. These include most dietary supplements.

Name, form of means	Active ingredient	Age restrictions	Indications	Contraindications	price
Laktofiltrum (dietary supplement tablets)	Hydrolysis lignin, lactulose	From 1 year	Plant enterosorbent used for dysbacteriosis, after antibiotics, hepatitis and cirrhosis, food allergies	Hypersensitivity, obstruction or bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract, galactosemia.	From 280 rubles
Primadophilus (capsules, powder)	Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus	From 12 years old		Hypersensitivity	From 560 rubles
Primadophilus Bifidus (capsules, powder)	lacto- and bifidobacteria	From 12 years old	Dysbacteriosis, intestinal infection, after antibiotics	Hypersensitivity	From 560 rubles
Primadophilus for children (powder)	lacto- and bifidobacteria	From birth	Dysbacteriosis, intestinal infection, after antibiotics	Hypersensitivity	From 560 rubles

It is worth noting that quite often it is the use of certain drugs that leads to diarrhea in a child. An example would be the use of Viferon in the form of rectal suppositories (with SARS, inflammatory diseases, etc.). They can irritate the intestines. The same example can be the antiemetic Motilium, which speeds up the passage of food through the digestive tract and can provoke diarrhea. Causes diarrhea in children and such an enzyme-type medicine as Pepsin. Therefore, before giving a child this or that medicine, carefully review the drugs that he may be consuming at the moment.

Folk remedies

With diarrhea in a child, you can also use folk remedies. These are either decoctions or solutions. It should be borne in mind that even medicinal herbs have their own dosages and side effects with contraindications. Therefore, it is necessary to take this type of therapy seriously. Traditional medicine for diarrhea offers the following remedies:

1. Potassium permanganate involves the preliminary dissolution of manganese in boiled water. For this, a couple of crystals are enough. Given that it will be used on a child's body, the liquid should turn out to be pale pink. It needs to be pleasant to the body. With this remedy, do enemas once a day. You can use this recipe only if the child is a year old.
2. Rhizomes of burnet in the amount of 2 tbsp. put in water (one glass). Heat up for no more than 30 minutes, then insist for 90 minutes. Reception - 1 tsp. half an hour before meals. Infants - 15 drops.
3. Blueberries are placed in an enamel container in the amount of 1 tbsp, poured with water in the amount of 2 glasses of water and evaporated over low heat to exactly half. Give a couple of tablespoons before meals to children from 1 year old. You can also cook blueberry jelly.
4. Bird cherry fruits in the amount of a quarter of a glass are placed in an enamel bowl, after which they are poured with five glasses of water. Heat this mixture over low heat for 20 minutes. After cooking, strain and let cool. To enhance the effect, you can add blueberry juice to the broth. Give this mixture every hour throughout the day.

When using folk remedies, remember that they can not always cope with pathological conditions. Therefore, it is necessary with severe diarrhea to call a doctor at home and undergo a full treatment.

Intestinal disorders in young children are common. In some situations, the condition is a natural reaction of the body to change and does not require special treatment. If a child is 2 years old, diarrhea without fever persists for several days, this may be an alarming reason to consult a doctor for advice.

Although diarrhea in a child is an unpleasant phenomenon, it is not always necessary to immediately take medications that stop the disorder. Diarrhea in a child at 2 years old, as well as nausea with vomiting, may be a protective reaction to the penetration of pathogenic bacteria. It is important to be able to distinguish between symptoms that require emergency care and those that can be removed using folk remedies.

Loose stools in a child of 2 years of age often develop for the following reasons:

• eating disorders;
• individual reaction to certain products;
• food poisoning and infections;
• intestinal dysbacteriosis;
• irritable bowel syndrome;
• acute pathologies.

Before determining how to stop diarrhea in a child, it is important to clearly establish the cause of the problem. Proper treatment of diarrhea is the key to intestinal health.

When diarrhea is due to improper diet

Sometimes the stomach hurts and diarrhea develops in children of 2 years due to malnutrition. The child does not always wash his hands with high quality, which leads to the penetration of bacteria into the digestive tract. Excessive nutrition leads to intestinal upset, so you should carefully monitor the size of each serving.

Diarrhea in a two-year-old baby appears due to foods that are poorly digested in the intestines. This list includes the following:

• raw vegetables;
• fruit;
• fatty foods;
• roast;
• spicy foods.