The child vomited snot - All about children

Nausea in a child, in which the body temperature rises, is an extremely unfavorable symptom, indicating the appearance of an infection in the body and the occurrence of an inflammatory reaction. Vomiting accompanied by fever is dangerous because it causes dehydration.

Vomiting is not a disease, but only a sign of many serious pathologies: disruption of the digestive tract, brain damage, infection or toxins entering the body. If a child is vomiting and has a fever, then you need to immediately call a doctor, and then start providing first aid.

Causes of vomiting and fever in a baby

When a child develops a high fever and nausea, parents usually suspect poisoning.
Instead of calling an ambulance, mothers and fathers begin to give their children medications to help relieve the symptoms of poisoning. But self-medication is strictly prohibited, since vomiting and fever in children can be provoked not only by toxins, but also by a variety of factors, sometimes dangerous and unpredictable. Below are the most common causes of illness in a young child.

1. Intestinal infection . In children under 5–6 years of age, intestinal diseases are often caused by rotavirus. Intestinal pathologies caused by rotavirus infection develop acutely and rapidly. The first symptoms are vomiting and fever, and then the child develops tachycardia, weakness, discomfort in the throat, runny nose, and lacrimation.
2. Allergy . Nausea and high fever in many children occur after consuming allergic, low-quality, improperly prepared food, or inappropriate potent medications.
3. Pathologies of the gastrointestinal tract . If a child constantly suffers from abdominal pain, nausea, or fever after eating, then most likely he develops a serious disease of the digestive tract. In this situation, the baby should be taken to a gastroenterologist.
4. Brain damage. If a child experiences vomiting and changes in consciousness after a head injury, then he may have a concussion. Fever appears later and is the body’s reaction to a pathological condition of the brain.
5. Appendicitis . The usual symptoms of inflammation of the appendix in a child are high temperature, staying at 37 - 39°C, incessant vomiting, intense abdominal pain, difficulty in digestion. In this case, you should urgently call an ambulance.
6. Stressful situations . If the baby is emotional and receptive, then he may experience slight fever and nausea during stressful situations: going to kindergarten or school for the first time, speaking in public, being among strangers.
7. Acute respiratory diseases . Vomiting can occur once in children after a sharp increase in body temperature due to influenza and other acute respiratory diseases. In this case, vomiting is not dangerous; it is the body’s protective response to fever and sudden spasm of blood vessels.

It should be added that in infants, fever and vomiting are often signs of severe pathologies: intestinal obstruction, dysfunction of the nervous system, narrowing of the nasal passages. These are extremely dangerous conditions, so parents of infants suffering from high fever and nausea should immediately call for medical help.

Treatment

Conducting therapy is the responsibility of an infectious disease specialist (in certain clinical cases, after examination by a pediatrician). The specialist focuses on the results of a laboratory test of blood and stool, in a sample of which the pathogen is detected.

Hospitalization and bed rest are prerequisites for recovery.

Initially, you need to stop the development of intoxication. Helping a child overcome vomiting, accompanied by persistent diarrhea and an increase in overall body temperature, is possible thanks to Regidron. This is a water-soluble powder: it is intended for the active, smooth removal of toxic substances from the body. The frequency of administration is prescribed by the doctor.

If the bacterial origin of the disease is confirmed, and the temperature persists for several days, the infectious disease specialist prescribes Nifuroxazide.

Dehydration is treated by administering saline and glucose infusions. At the same time, vitamin therapy is carried out, since the child has lost useful compounds during stool disorder.

High fever in a child is eliminated with antipyretic drugs - from Panadol to Paracetamol. It is taken into account whether the kidneys have been damaged (when the body is dehydrated, the load on them increases, so the likelihood of dysfunction increases). If this complication occurs, not all medications are approved for treatment.

In what situations do you need to urgently call doctors?

Vomiting and fever in a small child should not be treated negligently. A high temperature in a baby, accompanied by nausea, can be a sign of severe illness that leads to disability. If a child feels unwell, parents should not hesitate to call a doctor. It is especially important to immediately call an ambulance in the following situations:

• allergic reaction to medications;
• accidental ingestion of pesticides, household and hygiene products;
• body temperature above 39°C;
• severe dehydration of the body;
• the appearance of rashes on the skin;
• the presence of blood streaks and mucous inclusions in feces;
• loss of consciousness, the child falling into a coma;
• no relief of symptoms within 12 hours.

Vomiting with diarrhea and fever in a child - what to do about it

There are various bowel movements in children of all ages, and many of them are not particularly dangerous. However, sooner or later in the life of every baby, something happens that the child experiences diarrhea with vomiting and fever. This condition definitely cannot be considered normal. Regardless of the degree of difficulty, it is necessary to provide assistance to the baby and contact specialists.

Parents should not immediately fall into panic, since most of the causes of this condition can be resolved through timely, qualified treatment. But in order to understand what is happening to the baby, and how quickly you need to see a doctor, you need to know the characteristics of various ailments that accompany diarrhea and fever with possible vomiting.

What should parents never do?

If the fever is mild, the child does not feel very sick, there is no pain in the head or stomach, and there is no bowel movement, then it is not necessary to call an ambulance; it is enough to call a pediatrician at home. Parents waiting for a doctor need to give the baby as much fluid as possible. The following are actions that parents are strictly prohibited from performing.

1. If a child has profuse vomiting and diarrhea, then these symptoms cannot be stopped for the first few hours . With the help of vomiting and the release of liquid feces, the child’s body gets rid of pathogenic microorganisms in the intestines or toxic substances.
2. It is prohibited to give your baby medications without the consent of your doctor . Only a medical specialist can determine the disease and prescribe the optimal medications. If the baby feels discomfort in the stomach, you can give him Smecta to drink.
3. You should not feed your baby while he has a high fever . After the fever has subsided, you can prepare your baby a light porridge with water, compote with a cracker or cracker. There should be no vomiting from these foods. But it should be noted that a sick baby must be fed as usual. Breastfeeding cannot be interrupted.

It is strictly forbidden to give antibiotics to a child without a doctor's permission. Even if your baby has a fever, intense vomiting, severe headache, or abdominal discomfort, you should not give him potent drugs. And it is worth noting that in most cases with fever and nausea, antibiotic medications are ineffective. They also negatively affect the child’s body, cause dysbiosis, and often provoke a weakening of the immune system.

How to treat a child depending on age

Infants (4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 months)

First of all, you should ensure that the baby is in an upright position to prevent vomit from entering the respiratory tract. You need to make sure that the baby's head does not fall back; it is better to turn it to one side if the baby is lying down. It is not recommended to cancel breastfeeding, but be sure to give water in small portions, but often (1-2 tsp every 5 minutes).

Before the doctor arrives, it is forbidden to prevent vomiting, reduce the temperature (unless it rises to 38.5°C) and give medications . Medicines are prescribed only by a doctor after determining the cause of the ailment. If necessary, reduce the temperature, it is preferable to use rectal antipyretics.

Child 1,2,3 years old

When vomiting and fever occurs in a child at this age, immediate action must be taken.

Here's what to do before the doctor comes:

1. Prepare a saline solution or buy a pharmacy solution.
2. Replenish fluid loss. You should drink 3-4 tsp. every 5 minutes, without trying to immediately pour a large volume of water into the stomach.
3. Feed viscous porridge or crackers when the child asks, and not through force.
4. Monitor the baby's condition so as not to miss signals that are dangerous to health.
5. Do not give antiemetics, painkillers, antibacterial and antiviral drugs without determining the cause of the disease. Antipyretics are permissible only at temperatures above 38.5°C.

Preschooler 4,5,6 years old

If a child is vomiting and has a high temperature, the first thing to do is call an ambulance.

Recommendations for caring for a sick child aged 4-6 years are the same as for those aged 1-3 years: call a doctor at home and alleviate the condition using the methods outlined above.

You can reduce hyperthermia without medications by rubbing with alcohol, and drinking 1-2 tbsp. once every 5 minutes.

Calling an ambulance is mandatory in the following cases:

1. If poisoning by a poison or chemical is suspected.
2. The vomiting does not stop and there is blood in it.
3. The child vomits due to injury.
4. Inability to give the baby something to drink or regurgitation of drunk water.
5. Convulsions, severe pain, loss of consciousness.

Schoolboy 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 years old

If possible, you need to establish the cause of the malaise: ask the child about the foods eaten, assess the frequency and nature of vomiting, general well-being and localization of pain. The presence of sharp pain, prolonged absence of urine and stool requires calling an ambulance.

If the child’s general condition is not critical, it is enough to ensure that he drinks water-salt solutions (Regidron, Gidrovit), takes enterosorbents (activated carbon, smecta, enterosgel), and probiotics (Linex, Bifiform).

Antispasmodics should be given only in extreme cases, as they make diagnosis difficult. What else is not recommended is to lower the temperature to 39°C, so as not to interfere with the body’s fight against infection.

In case of serious pathology, the child also develops vomiting and fever, and the pediatrician decides what to do in this situation.

What should parents do when waiting for a doctor?

Self-medication of a child is strictly prohibited. However, while waiting for the doctor to arrive, parents can provide first aid to the baby.

1. A sick child must be given plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. You can give your baby boiled water, plain or lightly salted, as well as compote and tea. It is advisable to warm the drink a little so that it is better absorbed.
2. If the baby has a high fever, then it is possible to reduce the temperature with the help of antipyretic rectal suppositories.
3. The child must remain in bed. It is better to place the baby on his side so that in case of sudden vomiting, the contents of his stomach do not end up in the respiratory tract. When vomiting, the baby should be kept in an upright position, with its head slightly tilted forward.
4. After the vomit comes out, the child should rinse the mouth with water. Along with the vomit, a little gastric juice and bile are released from the digestive tract. And these substances can severely burn the mucous membranes of the oral cavity.

Vomiting with a runny nose in a baby

An anatomical feature of infants is narrow nasal passages.

The development of a runny nose during this period is accompanied by swelling of the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, as a result of which nasal breathing becomes significantly more difficult, the baby may often be capricious, refuse sleep and food, and cry. For babies, every meal plays an important role, so systematic regurgitation or refusal to eat due to a runny nose can lead to significant weight loss in the baby, which can affect its physical development.

The mechanism of development of vomiting during a runny nose

Attacks of vomiting and snot in children can occur almost simultaneously. This is due to the fact that infants and children aged 2-3 years do not know how to blow their nose. As a result, it becomes difficult to clear mucus that has accumulated in the nose. This usually happens if parents do not suck out the mucus from the child’s nasal cavity with an aspirator in time. Eventually, mucus slowly drains from the nasal cavity down the back of the throat.

This type of runny nose in infants is called posterior runny nose; its characteristic symptom is often special “grunting” sounds that become audible when inhaling. Mucus infected with viruses or bacteria irritates the nasopharynx receptors, as a result of which the child first has a cough and then begins to vomit. The baby can swallow some of the snot, and then it penetrates the gastrointestinal tract. This process can also trigger the gag reflex.

What medications are prescribed for fever and vomiting?

Medicines should only be prescribed to a child by a medical specialist. Sometimes a doctor has to do several tests to give a correct diagnosis to a sick baby. At a high temperature accompanied by nausea, the doctor usually immediately prescribes the following medications to the small patient:

• sorbents for cleaning the digestive tract – Activated carbon, Enterosgel;
• rehydration medications to restore water and electrolyte metabolism in the body after dehydration - Regidron, Gidrovit;
• means to relieve attacks of nausea - Motilium, Cerucal;
• drugs for normalizing intestinal microflora - Linex, Smecta;
• antipyretic and painkillers - Panadol, Nurofen;
• antibiotic and antiviral medications to remove infection from the intestines.

Can vomiting be caused by fever?

It is difficult to make a correct diagnosis based solely on the combination of hyperthermia and the gag reflex. Sometimes these symptoms can be signs of two independent, but occurring at the same time, diseases. Fever is provoked by some chronic diseases - rheumatism, thyroid disorders and even oncological processes. And the gag reflex appears during a hypertensive crisis in the same patient.

There are cases when a sharp release of gastric contents occurs as a response to the rapid development of hyperthermia. With the help of heat, the body tries to destroy pathogenic viruses and bacteria, the level of toxins and breakdown products in the blood increases, and intoxication leads to nausea.

For young children, conditions are typical when one symptom leads to the appearance of another. With influenza, ARVI, teething, a sharp increase in body temperature to 38.5 degrees or more leads to headache, nausea, loose stools and a gag reflex. Irritation of the pharynx during a dry cough and an abundance of swallowed sputum during a wet cough can also cause the release of gastric contents.

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Traditional recipes for fever and vomiting in children

Rubbing with a wet towel, linden tea, or a decoction of willow bark or poplar buds can help relieve a child’s fever. To reduce vomiting in your baby, you can give him the following remedies offered by traditional medicine.

1. Mint infusion . A tablespoon of plant material is poured into 200 ml of boiling water and infused for several hours. The child takes the medicine one tablespoon at a time as soon as nausea sets in.
2. Valerian root decoction. A teaspoon of powdered root is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, boiled for about 10 minutes, filtered. The medicinal drink is consumed in a tablespoon 2 – 3 times a day.
3. A decoction of dill seeds . A teaspoon of achenes is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, boiled for about 5 minutes, and cooled. The medicine is taken two tablespoons per day.
4. Chamomile and lemon balm tea . Plant materials are combined in equal parts. A tablespoon of the mixture is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, infused for 30 minutes, and filtered. Children under three years old can be given the drink only one tablespoon per day. If the child is over 3 years old, he is allowed to drink a little more tea.

Why does vomiting occur?

Often, excess mucous secretions drain from the nasal passages not only outward, but also along the back wall of the larynx, causing coughing and vomiting.

Infants, whose bodies are not yet sufficiently adapted to the environment, especially suffer from the gag reflex when a runny nose appears.

Irritation of the larynx

Even if a child has a gag reflex with a runny nose only once, this cannot but cause concern among parents. Moreover, when current snot irritates the larynx, and a similar reaction occurs in the baby 2-3 times a day. In addition, if rhinitis is caused by an infectious process in the body, the pathogenic mucus enters the esophagus and infects all internal organs. Vomiting itself carries only one danger - it can cause dehydration. In addition, such manifestations very often frighten both the child himself and his parents, who have no idea what to do when the baby vomits.

Regurgitation

Infants have such a thing as regurgitation of leftover food after eating. All mothers must bring the baby into an upright position after breastfeeding in order to remove excess air from the diaphragm. However, vomiting between feedings indicates the spread of infection in the child's body. If a baby vomits frequently and profusely, this may be a symptom of ailments such as appendicitis, intestinal infection, intoxication, nervous system disease, or metabolic disorder. If a child has a cold, the gag reflex can become one of the symptoms of a sharp increase in temperature.

Inability to blow your nose

An excess of snot also causes the baby to vomit. Not all small children know how to blow their nose, so excess mucus should be removed by parents using suction. If this does not happen, the snot begins to flow down the back wall of the larynx, where it then accumulates, causing a cough. The accumulated mucus gradually flows down the throat into the stomach, infecting and irritating it, which causes a gag reflex in children.

Posterior rhinitis

Doctors call this runny nose “posterior” and confidently claim that it is this that causes vomiting in children. This condition of the child can be prevented by hearing the characteristic “grunting” sounds made by the baby when inhaling. Ask your baby to blow his nose or spit out mucous secretions, and if he is too small, use an aspirator to suck out the snot. Timely clearing of mucus from the nose will prevent vomiting.

Peculiarities of child nutrition after vomiting

A baby who has experienced intense vomiting needs dietary nutrition to help normalize digestion.
The first hours after vomiting, the baby should not be fed, but only given water, compote, chamomile or rosehip tea, mineral water, jelly. If the child wants to eat, it is allowed to give him porridge with water, dry cookies. Gradually, boiled vegetables, light soups, chicken, and lean fish are added to the menu. It is advisable to feed the baby often, but in small portions.

It is forbidden to give him raw plant products, fried, fatty, salty, richly seasoned foods that are harmful to digestion.

Vomiting in a baby

Infants (4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 months)

First of all, you should ensure that the baby is in an upright position to prevent vomit from entering the respiratory tract. You need to make sure that the baby's head does not fall back; it is better to turn it to one side if the baby is lying down. It is not recommended to cancel breastfeeding, but be sure to give water in small portions, but often (1-2 tsp every 5 minutes).

Before the doctor arrives, it is forbidden to prevent vomiting, lower the temperature (unless it rises to 38.5°C) and give medications. Medicines are prescribed only by a doctor after determining the cause of the ailment. If necessary, reduce the temperature, it is preferable to use rectal antipyretics.

Child 1,2,3 years old

Eating until vomiting completely disappears is not advisable, with the exception of infants, whom it is recommended to continue feeding. When the child develops an appetite, you need to start with rice or oatmeal porridge with water, crackers, and hard-boiled eggs.

Food and drink should be taken little by little, but often, so as not to overload the stomach. After the symptoms disappear, low-fat cottage cheese and dietary meat can be added to the diet; the transition to the usual menu should be carried out gradually. For the first time after illness, you will have to limit sweets, fatty foods, and carbonated water.

Therefore, the nose must be cleaned using a special mucus sucker - an aspirator, which are sold in pharmacies or departments for infants. You can use a syringe with a soft spout, which should be boiled, cooled, pressed to pump out the air, inserted into the nasal passage, and released. All the mucus will be in the enema.

Do not use regular cotton swabs with a hard base, which can damage the baby’s delicate nose. You should also not use syringes, because at such an early age, mucus from the nose can easily enter the Eustachian tube under pressure, which can cause otitis media in the baby.

In case of lack of nasal breathing and shortness of breath, newborn children cannot always switch to mouth breathing. Medicine knows of cases where a prolonged runny nose in a child, blockage of the nasal passages with thick mucus, became the cause of death of the infant, since the child was suffocated.

With a large accumulation of mucus and an unclean nose, it flows into the bronchi and provokes bronchitis, and if it enters the ear through the Eustachian tube, otitis media develops. Take this seemingly minor ailment in children under one year old, like a runny nose, very seriously.

General recommendations for a regimen for a runny nose in an infant

As for nutrition, when a child has a runny nose, his appetite is reduced because it is difficult for him to suck with a stuffy nose. During sucking, he suffocates, and when she is forced to breathe through her mouth, the lips are not closed completely and sucking, especially the baby is unable to breastfeed.

Also, against the background of ARVI, a decrease in appetite is natural, since the body is actively fighting a viral infection and there is an additional load on the digestive system; the liver is not needed in this case.

If the child is more than 8 months old and has already tried compotes, juices or herbal teas (see how to properly introduce complementary foods to a child up to one year old), then you can finish it with such drinks. If the child is older than one year, in this case the main thing is to give the baby a good drink; boiled water can be used as an additional liquid.

It is also worth regularly ventilating the room in which the baby is located, using a humidifier, carrying out wet cleaning daily or hanging wet diapers in the room on the radiator. When the air in the room is dry and dusty, the baby's recovery becomes protracted.

If there is a high temperature in infants, it is recommended to knock it down at a temperature above 38C (see a detailed review of all antipyretic drugs for children in suspensions and suppositories).

Drug treatment for runny nose

In this article you will learn about how vomiting occurs in a newborn baby without diarrhea and fever, as well as in a one-year-old child. What is vomiting syndrome after eating and breastfeeding?

But first, learn how to distinguish vomiting from regurgitation. Here we will look at the causes and treatment of vomiting.

This article will be complemented by a video in which Dr. Komarovsky talks about proper fluid intake when vomiting.

In the early period of a baby’s development, the digestive system is formed, so during the first year of life, regurgitation without diarrhea and fever can be completely normal.

There may also be leakage of contents through the nose, with bile, from a lack of fluid drunk or due to overeating.

If the necessary measures are not taken, the air that has entered the stomach along with the food consumed will come out, and the baby will burp. To avoid this, after completing the feeding process, it is recommended to bring the baby to an upright position. This maneuver will ensure the safe release of air from the stomach without further regurgitation and then vomiting.

Help with vomiting

Typically, vomiting in an infant lasts 1 to 2 days, then stops completely. The risk of dehydration is high throughout the entire period, so it is extremely important that a sufficient volume of fluid enters the child’s body.

If your baby does not refuse the breast, you should continue breastfeeding as usual as much as possible. In case of excessive frequent vomiting, artificial feeding, poor appetite, it is necessary to provide the baby with a dehydration solution or drink plenty of fluids; it is better to use ordinary boiled water.

The most effective replacement of fluid in the body is achieved with frequent drinking; fluid should be given in small portions to prevent repeated urges.

In addition to these dehydration measures, drug therapy will be needed. Under no circumstances should you start taking medications on your own. Only a doctor can adequately assess the baby’s condition and prescribe medications.

Laboratory tests will determine the type of vomiting and determine the cause of its occurrence.

As a rule, mild vomiting in infants after eating appears due to the incomplete formation of gastric peristalsis. Spitting up occurs in almost every small child, and it is rarely serious.

The phenomenon of regurgitation of a small volume of curdled milk after feeding does not affect the baby’s appetite and development. Often this type of vomiting accompanies feeding until the start of complementary feeding.

How to treat a runny nose in a newborn? The first thing to do, as we have already said, is to clear the baby’s nasal passages of mucus using an aspirator. It is very convenient to use, you just need to get used to it.

If there is not a lot of discharge, as happens with infants after birth, you can make a cotton swab and twirl it in the baby’s nose; after the procedure, the accumulated mucus will end up on the flagellum, and the nose will be cleared.

Just don’t push it deep.

When a runny nose is accompanied by a fever, it is not recommended to walk with the child, especially in frosty weather; you should also not bathe the baby. When the temperature becomes normal, you can go for a walk, but in calm weather, you can bathe 4 days after the child’s condition has clearly improved.

Acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) in children occur in approximately 75% of all childhood diseases. Upper respiratory tract infections (acute respiratory infection (ARI), acute respiratory diseases (ARI), ARVI) are a group of acute infectious and inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract of various localization, etiology and symptoms.

ARVI is the most common infection on the globe. It is impossible to fully take into account the true incidence.

Almost every person experiences ARVI several times (from 4-8 to 15 times or more) a year, mainly in the form of mild and subclinical forms. ARVI is especially common in young children.

Children in the first months of life rarely get sick because they are in relative isolation and many of them retain passive immunity received from the mother transplacentally in the form of IgG for 6-10 months.

However, children in the first months of life can also suffer from ARVI, especially if they are in close contact with sick people. The reasons for this may be unstressed transplacental immunity or its complete absence, prematurity, primary forms of immunodeficiency, etc.

ICD-10 code J00-J06 Acute respiratory infections of the upper respiratory tract

Epidemiology of ARVI

According to statistics, a child can get sick from 1 to 8 times a year. This is due to the fact that the immunity developed in a child’s body against one virus is powerless against another infection.

And there are hundreds of viruses that cause ARVI. These are influenza viruses, parainfluenza, adenoviruses, enteroviruses and other microorganisms.

And since parents often have to deal with ARVI, they should know as much as possible about this disease, the mechanisms of its development and methods of combating viral infection in childhood.

The highest incidence occurs in children from 2 to 5 years of age, which is usually associated with their visits to child care institutions and a significant increase in the number of contacts. A child attending kindergarten can get ARVI up to 10-15 times during the 1st year, 5-7 times in the 2nd year, and 3-5 times a year in subsequent years.

The decrease in incidence is explained by the acquisition of specific immunity as a result of acute respiratory viral infections.

Such a high incidence of ARVI in childhood makes this problem one of the most pressing in pediatrics. Repeated diseases significantly affect the development of the child.

They lead to a weakening of the body's defenses, contribute to the formation of chronic foci of infection, cause allergization, interfere with preventive vaccinations, aggravate the premorbid background and delay the physical and psychomotor development of children.

In many cases, frequent acute respiratory viral infections are pathogenetically associated with asthmatic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, chronic pyelonephritis, polyarthritis, chronic diseases of the nasopharynx and many other diseases.

Causes of ARVI in children

Factors contributing to the development of ARVI follow the child everywhere. These reasons include:

• hypothermia, drafts, wet shoes;
• communication with other children with ARVI;
• sudden changes in weather, off-season (autumn-winter, winter-spring);
• decrease in the body's defenses;
• hypovitaminosis, anemia, weakened body;
• decreased physical activity of the child, physical inactivity;
• improper hardening of the body.

All these are factors that weaken the body and contribute to the unhindered spread of the virus.

VASHE ZDOROVIE / 21.06

In the first years of life, children are most susceptible to various diseases. This is due to a weak immune system and an irresistible desire to explore the world by touching everything you like, including on the street.

Even if the child regularly takes multivitamins, he observes the rules of personal hygiene. If he eats right, he is still susceptible to various diseases. One of these diseases is enterovirus infection in children, the symptoms of which are expressed in the form of high fever in the child. lack of appetite, bowel dysfunction, etc.

Enterovirus infection is a group of infectious diseases associated with each other. The causative agents of these diseases are intestinal viruses such as ECHO and coxsackie. These viruses are able to live for quite a long time in the external environment (on clothing, grass, dishes), in most cases they affect children over 2 years old and are seasonal in nature.

When entering a child’s body, an enterovirus infection first overcomes the incubation period (approximately 24 hours), and then begins to manifest itself in the form of the following symptoms of enterovirus infection in children.

Symptoms of enterovirus infection in children

Symptoms appear suddenly, acutely and sharply, without preliminary ailments. The child's body temperature rises sharply to 38 degrees or higher, and there is extensive redness of the skin (skin hyperemia) on the face or neck.

Sometimes the hyperemia can be widespread, and redness is observed on the limbs, torso and on the mucous membranes of the nose or throat. Sometimes high temperatures provoke fever in children, which lasts for several days and is paroxysmal in nature.

An increase in body temperature is accompanied by intoxication - evidence that an acute infection is raging in the child’s body. Toxins released by enterovirus infection cause nausea and vomiting.

At the same time, the child becomes very weak and his blood pressure drops. Cold sweat appears, and the skin of the face may take on a greenish tint.

Intoxication is dangerous due to dehydration, so during illness the child should be provided with plenty of fluids.

Enterovirus infection in children has symptoms that are sometimes similar to other diseases (for example, diseases caused by Escherichia coli). In acute inflammation, inflammation of the cervical lymph nodes (cervical lymphadenitis) may develop. The rapid development of enterovirus infection takes on various forms. Therefore, in addition to general symptoms, individual signs can be identified in children.

The development of herpetic sore throat, in which small elevations form on the oral mucosa, which increase over time and become covered with a white coating. In this case, the high body temperature lasts for several days.

The most common form of enterovirus infection in children manifests itself in the form of epidemiological myalgia. In this case, the general symptoms are complemented by pain in the muscles and chest.

The disease is wavy in nature.

When the nervous system is affected by infection, attacks of headaches, a weakened state of the child, dizziness, loss of consciousness and even paralysis are observed. With such symptoms, a form of serous meningitis develops.

In young children there is an intestinal infection. In this case, children suffer from loose stools. Symptoms of enterovirus infection in children of this form appear as follows:

• watery stools, sometimes mixed with mucus;
• rumbling in the stomach;
• profuse vomiting;
• a runny nose appears;
• swelling of the nasopharyngeal mucosa;
• bloating after eating;
• cough.

What to do if you have symptoms of enterovirus infection in children

If you observe signs similar to those of enterovirus infection in children, you should immediately seek help from a doctor. The infection is contagious and can spread to other younger family members, so the doctor prescribes isolation of the patient for at least 10 days.

Treatment takes place in the infectious diseases department. All the patient’s belongings and hygiene items must be thoroughly washed and disinfected to avoid spread and re-infection.

Please give more details and be more specific about what this is from?

To wash means to take a baby syringe, fill it with any solution or decoction (salt, chamomile, etc.), wrap the baby in a diaper (arms), sit him on his knees with his side to you, press his head with your hand, slightly tilting forward , insert a syringe into the nostril and squeeze the solution into the nose. The water should pour out from the other nostril.

Child 1,2,3 years old

1 Regurgitation and vomiting

Water deficiency dehydration (hypertensive) has the following symptoms:

• strong thirst;
• dry mucous membranes (lips are cracked, there is no saliva, eyes are sunken);
• small amount of urine;
• lack of tears;
• dry, rough skin;
• dyspnea.

This type of dehydration occurs with severe watery diarrhea in children with fever and moderate vomiting.

Salt deficiency dehydration (hypotonic) is characterized by:

• lethargy, lethargy;
• lack of thirst;
• sunken fontanel (in infants);
• frequent, weak pulse;
• low blood pressure;
• cold, damp, marbled skin;
• convulsions;
• hiccups.

With catastrophic fluid loss, diarrhea stops, gases stop passing, respiratory failure and cerebral edema develop. This type of dehydration is characterized by mild diarrhea accompanied by intense, repeated vomiting unrelated to food or liquid intake. The temperature remains within normal limits or drops slightly.

Possible causes of diarrhea in children

1. Prolonged diarrhea, accompanied by abdominal pain during bowel movements and while eating, is a symptom of Crohn's disease. There is also loss of appetite, weight, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, and blood in the stool. Children suffering from this disease are developmentally delayed and their metabolic processes are disrupted.

2. Acute intestinal infections (salmonellosis, dysentery, rotavirus infection) are manifested by an increase in temperature. Vomiting appears, independent of food intake. In infections of viral etiology, the stool is watery. In case of bacterial infection – with admixtures of mucus and foam. The feces acquire a pungent odor and the color of the stool changes. Abdominal pain is cramping.

3. Liquid stool (sometimes with pieces of undigested food) without foreign impurities after taking medications or a product unfamiliar to the body indicates an allergy.

4. Food poisoning is accompanied by nausea and vomiting after eating. The stool has an unpleasant, pungent odor and may contain blood. Abdominal pain is spasmodic and severe. Doesn't get better even after diarrhea and vomiting stop.