In young children, very often there are various digestive ailments. For example, you should eat something greasy or roasted and drink with cold water, as soon as the stomach starts to ache, and then nausea starts, and maybe vomiting. Or the child's organism can react sharply to a not quite fresh salad or a cheburek. Severe diarrhea can be caused by an intestinal infection.
When a child complains of pain in the abdomen for a long time and says that he is sick, pay attention to it, perhaps these are the first manifestations of intestinal frustration. But what if the child is already vomiting, and he continually runs to the toilet? Your most important task is to prevent dehydration! This condition is extremely dangerous for the life and health of the child. It is not difficult to do this, it is enough to give the baby plenty of drink.
The best option for this drink itself is a drink containing salts and glucose (in case of diarrhea, beneficial microelements are leached from the body). It can be a weak black or green not sweet tea, compote of raisins or, in the end, just water with salt and sugar. There are also special medicines that allow to normalize the water-salt balance. For example, regedron. It contains sodium chloride (table salt), potassium chloride, sodium citrate and glucose. These substances are able in a short time to restore the electrolyte balance in the body.
Can I give a baby a regimron?
Before giving a regidron to a child, it is better to consult a doctor, since now the regimran powder is available in an adult dosage. For children, they produce analogues of the drug, with a reduced content of active substances and various flavors.
How to take regidron to children?
If you still decide to give a regular rehydron, then for children it is recommended to reduce the dosage. Usually, you need to dilute a packet in liter of boiled chilled water. And you, in order to reduce the concentration, increase the amount of water. The ready-made solution can be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 24 hours. But, it is worth noting that any drink will be better absorbed if its temperature is close to body temperature, that is, about 37 ° C. Regiodron is no exception, so you should warm it up before use, and then give it to you.
How much should I give to a child?
With nausea and vomiting, it is enough for children to drink a few mouthfuls of a rehydrone 10 minutes after each attack of vomiting. With diarrhea, in the first hours you need to drink as much as possible. Ideally, the child is better to weigh, and for every 100 grams lost drink twice as much, that is, 200 grams of liquid.
Children up to one year can also be given a regrind. At the same time, it is enough to give a baby a teaspoon, every 10 minutes. And so for 4-6 hours.
A few more tips for using the Registry. If your child is still small and you know for sure that it will be difficult to drink a liter of medicine within 24 hours,
Remember that if a child does not get better, diarrhea and vomiting occur more than 5 times a day - this is an excuse to seek medical advice. Also, if you see any unusual symptoms, a watery stool with an admixture of blood, or a fever above 39 degrees, without wasting time, go to the hospital for a more precise diagnosis.