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DIARRHEA TREATMENT
GUIDELINES
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DIARRHEA
• Passage of three or
more loose or
liquid stools per day,
more frequently
than is normal for
the individual
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KEY FACTS
• Diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of deathin children under five years old. It is both preventableand treatable.
• Each year diarrhea kills around 760 000 children under
five.• A significant proportion of diarrheal disease can be
prevented through safe drinking-water and adequatesanitation and hygiene.
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Globally, there are nearly 1.7 billion cases of diarrhealdisease every year.
• Diarrhea is a leading cause of malnutrition in childrenunder five years old.
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DANGERS OF DIARRHEA
• DEATH
• MALNUTRITION
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IMPORTANT PARTS OF TREATMENT OF
DIARRHEA
Prevent dehydration from occurring if possible
Treat dehydration quickly if it does occur
Give zinc supplements
Feed the child
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PREVENTION OF DEHYDRATION
prevented by drinking more fluids as soon as the
diarrhea starts
recommended home fluids; available food-based
fluids, such as gruel, soup or rice-water
increase the frequency of breastfeeding, or give
milk feeds prepared with twice the usual amount
of water
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TREATMENT OF DEHYDRATION
If dehydration occurs,the child should be
brought to a community
health worker or health
center for treatment
best treatment fordehydration is oral
therapy with a solution
made with ORS
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ZINC SUPPLEMENTATION
• reduce the duration and
severity of the episode,
and lower the incidence
of diarrhea in the
following 2 – 3 months
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FEEDING
child should be offered
small amounts of nutritious,
easily digestible food
frequently
If breastfed, try to increase
the frequency and duration
of feeds
After the diarrhea hasstopped, an extra meal each
day for a week will help the
child regain weight loss
during the illness
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OTHER TREATMENTS
ANTIBIOTICS
• not effective against most diarrhea-causing organisms
• may increase resistance of some disease-causing organisms to
antibiotics
ADSORBENTS
• not useful for treatment of acute diarrhea
• induce only a slight change in stool consistency, however they do not
reduce fluid and salt losses
ANTIMOTILITY• may be harmful, especially in children less than 5 years of age
• temporarily reduce cramps and pain but delay elimination of organisms
causing the diarrhea and may prolong the illness
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HOME-MADE ORS
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STEPS IN TREATING DIARRHEA
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STEPS IN TREATING DIARRHEA
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