Mother, this is a common cause of vomiting in children

 Mother, this is a common cause of vomiting in children

by fastsong

Mother, you should make sure the child always consumes clean food and drinks. There are various diseases that can be transmitted from food intake exposed to viruses, bacteria, or germs, one of which is vomiting. If not treated properly, vomiting in children can cause children to dehydrate.

Muntaber is a disease that can be contagious. For this reason, you should know various causes that can cause children to vomit. Also find out various prevention so that children's health is always in optimal conditions.

Causes of vomiting in children

Muntaber is also known as gastroenteritis. This condition occurs when the walls of the digestive tract are inflamed due to infections caused by viruses or bacteria.

It should be aware that vomiting is very easily transmitted especially in groups of children. However, Norovirus, Rotavirus, and Adenovirus are the causes of vomiting most often experienced by children.

This happens because exposure to viral infections is so fast especially children still do not have optimal body immunity. Therefore, the spread and transmission will be very easy to occur.

In addition to the three viruses, vomiting can also be caused by bacterial infections. Usually, spread through bacteria occurs through food or drinks exposed.

For this reason, if the child experiences health complaints related to vomiting, you should avoid children with a crowd to prevent spread. Vomiting can be transmitted to others in several ways, such as:

• Touching the mouth, eyes, and nose after holding the item being exposed to a virus or bacteria.
• Sharing food and drinks with sufferers of vomiting.
• Live together with people with vomiting.

Recognize the symptoms of vomiting in children

Common symptoms that will be experienced by children after vomiting are nausea and diarrhea that is quite severe. Some children experience fever conditions as an initial symptom of vomiting.

The danger, when a child releases a lot of fluids during diarrhea and vomiting, the body can dehydrated. Unrequited vomiting can cause symptoms of dehydration in children. Of course, when dehydration in children is not treated properly, this condition can cause worse health problems.

For that, immediately do an examination at the hospital when the child experiences some symptoms of dehydration, such as:

• Dry mouth.
• Reduced frequency of urination.
• A body that feels cold.
• Weak.
• Dark urine.

Muntaber treatment at home

Until now there is no treatment or treatment that can overcome this disease directly. Provision of drugs for children must certainly be done in accordance with the doctor's advice and advice.

Some types of drugs given by doctors are only used to reduce symptoms in children so that children feel more comfortable. In addition, mothers can also do various treatments at home so that children's health is getting better, such as:

• Avoid giving children foods that have a strong enough taste. Give children soft food with light taste. Mother can give children porridge or vegetable soup.
• Give adequate fluids to avoid dehydration. Make sure the child consumes enough water. After that, you can give other drinks, such as juice.
• Prepare healthy snacks for children, for example jelly, bananas, or bread.

Always remind children to maintain hand cleanliness after doing various activities. Teach children about how to wash the right hands to avoid various diseases that can be caused by dirty hands.