Vietnam: HCMC Childrens Hospital Increased Diarrhea in Children

City: children hospitalized due to diarrhea to rise
08-02-2010 - Source: Reuters
Average per day over 100 children with diarrhea to the examination, including about 40 cases to inpatient treatment.

Children's Hospital 1 (HCMC) is also infected 150 children diarrhea inpatient treatment. Dr. Le Hoang Phuc, Dean digestive Hospital said, so are the seasons of the stomach and intestinal inflammation should children infected by Rotavirus diarrhea rise.

In 2009, the number of children infected diarrhea increased by more than 50% compared with 2008. Lunar New Year this year, forecasting gastrointestinal disease group continues to maintain a high degree, because this is the time many children are eating strange dishes. Disease usually occurs in children under 2 years old and often evolutions of body weight loss many countries. When infected children often suffer vomiting, diarrhea several times with water distributed by fever.

According to Le Hoang Phuc, the child with diarrhea should not be arbitrarily held diarrhea medicines because the drug does not cure diarrhea, which distributed not only waste out, karma cause stomach, intestinal inflammation, even gut rule . When a child with diarrhea should lead to the medical facility for treatment and care instructions; need for child eat sufficient nutrients and drinking plenty of water to avoid dehydration and body weakness. Effective way to prevent food safety is to select, cooked, boiled before use and wash hands before eating.