HEALTH: Diarrhoea In Children

So like play, like play, we are in mid September. I hope you enjoyed the weekend.

It's another #HealthMattersWithDrWeyoms and I hope you learn something. We are continuing our discussion on diarrhoea in children.

Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day. Frequent passing of formed stools is not diarrhoea, and diarrhoea is not the normal kind of

stool breastfed babies have. Many mothers will tell you, the baby's poop has "kata".

Diarrhoea is usually a symptom of an infection in the digestive tract, which can be caused by bacterial, viral and parasitic organisms. Infection is spread through contaminated food or drinking-water, or from person-to-person as a result of poor hygiene.

There are three clinical types of diarrhoea:

1. acute watery diarrhoea – lasts several hours or days, and includes cholera.

2. acute bloody diarrhoea – also called dysentery.

3. persistent diarrhoea – lasts 14 days or longer.

If you have questions, I am here.
See you next week.

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