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DIARRHEA & HOW TO PREVENT IT

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Diarrhea : is the condition of having frequent loose or liquid bowel movements (wikipedia)

What Causes DIarrhea ? ?

1. Diarrhea commonly results from gastroenteritis caused by viral infections, parasites or bacterial toxins. In sanitary living conditions where there is ample food and a supply of clean water, an otherwise healthy patient usually recovers from viral infections in a few days. However, for ill or malnourished individuals diarrhea can lead to severe dehydration and can become life-threatening without treatment.

2. Diarrhea can also be a symptom of more serious diseases, such as dysentery, cholera, or botulism, and can also be indicative of a chronic syndrome such as Crohn's disease or severe mushroom poisoning syndromes. Though appendicitis patients do not generally have violent diarrhea, it is a common symptom of a ruptured appendix. It is also an effect of severe radiation sickness 3. Diarrhea can also be caused by dairy intake in those who are lactose intolerant.

HOW

2. Flies 1. Unclean bottle or unclean breast when feeding baby 3. Dirty hands 4. Contaminated Water

What happens to the body when there is diarrhea? The body loses water! Why IS THIS A p. ROBLEM

Diarrhea

The body cannot work well Without WATER

Why Diarrhea is DANGER ? DEHYDRATION

Fact • 1. 000 children die every year because DIARRHEA (UNICEF 2002)

How?

Treatment at Home

Boil water for 10 minutes Pour 2 liters of water in a clean bottle

Add 2 handfuls of sugar Add 3 finger pinches of salt ( taste test the mixture. It should not be saltier than tears. )

Give special water in this way to a person with diarrhea

For a child under 2 years old Give 1/2 cup of special water by spoon after each loose stool. Continue to breastfeed and give extra fluids to prevent dehydration.

For a child 2 to 10 years old Give 1/2 to 1 cup of special water after each loose stool

Over 10 years old Have them drink lots of fluid

When to go to the hospital 1. Many watery stools 2. Blood in stools 3. Unable to eat, breastfeed, or drink 4. Repeated vomiting 5. Fever 6. Does not get better in 3 days

HOW TO PREVENT DIARRHEA

1. Use Clean Water 1. Use Safe Water 2. Cover Water Containers 3. Boil Water

2. Clean Food 1. Wash and cook vegetables properly 2. Cook meat properly 3. Keep cooking area clean and cover foods

3. Clean Person and Home Wash hands before preparing foods, before eating, and after defecation.

4. Clean HOME Wash dishes with soap and dry them in the sun. Use a latrine. If not available, bury feces after defecation. No animals in house or near cooking area. Dispose of garbage properly

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