03/11/2025
𝑨 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓’𝒔 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 — 𝑼𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒉𝒆𝒂 (𝑨𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔, 肠胃炎)
𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧:
“Doctor, my boy has been having watery diarrhea for two days. Today he seems tired and doesn’t want to eat much. I also noticed he has had only two diaper changes so far today.”
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 (𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜):
Hmm… it’s already 4 pm — only 2 wet diapers since morning? That’s not a good sign.
𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬-𝘶𝘱, 𝘐 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭.
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧:
“Mommy, your child is a bit dehydrated. It looks like he has acute gastroenteritis — or in simpler words, a stomach and intestinal infection (肠胃炎).”
𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 (𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙):
“Oh no, doctor! What can we do to help him?”
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧:
“Don’t worry, Mommy. Most children get better with proper care and the right medicines. We’ll start a few treatments to help him recover faster and hopefully avoid hospital admission.”
💊𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧:
“We’ll give him three main things today:”
✅𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗹 – This medicine helps to reduce the amount of water lost in the stool. That means it 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙝𝙚𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.
✅𝗟𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗚𝗚 (𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗖 𝟱𝟯𝟭𝟬𝟯) (𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰) – This is a “good bacteria.” It helps balance your child’s gut, 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 “𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙨” that cause diarrhea, and helps the intestine recover more quickly.
✅𝗭𝗶𝗻𝗰 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁 – Zinc is an important mineral that helps the body repair, and fight infections.
It also 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 and reduces how long the diarrhea lasts. Plus, it helps prevent future episodes.
𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 (𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨):
“Doctor, why does he need Zinc? Isn’t that just a supplement? Does he really need all these?”
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧:
“Yes, Mommy. Zinc isn’t just a supplement — it plays a big role in helping your child recover. It strengthens the gut lining, helps healing, and keeps the immune system strong. With the right amount, it really makes a difference.”
💧 𝘿𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙊𝙍𝙎 (𝙊𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙝𝙮𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣)!
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧:
“The most important part of treatment is giving enough fluids. Every time your child passes watery stools or vomits, he loses water and important salts that his body needs.”
“If we don’t replace those quickly, he can get dehydrated — meaning his body doesn’t have enough fluids. Signs include dryness, weakness, sunken eyes, and less urine. In severe cases, he might need to go to the hospital for IV fluids.”
“That’s why giving ORS (Oral Rehydration Solution) regularly is very, very important. Keep offering small sips frequently, even if he doesn’t want to drink much at once.”
𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 (𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙):
“Now I understand why you’re giving these medicines. I’ll make sure to give him everything and keep him hydrated.
Hopefully, we can avoid the hospital — I’ve been so tired looking after him at night.”
𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 (𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜):
“You’re doing a great job, Mommy. Keep up the good care — he should start feeling better soon!”
🩺 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
🩷𝙊𝙍𝙎 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 - start it early and give enough to replace every loss.
🩷𝙕𝙞𝙣𝙘 helps the gut heal and prevents diarrhea from coming back.
🩷𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙂𝙂 (𝘼𝙏𝘾𝘾 53103) - restores good gut bacteria and shortens recovery time.
🩷𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙡 reduces water loss and stool volume, making diarrhea milder.
🩷𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 - don’t stop food.
Seek medical help if the child becomes weak, vomits everything, or has blood in the stool.
