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posts related to: Diarrhoea
Gastroenteritis
This means an infection of the stomach and bowel and causes acute sickness and diarrhoea in babies and children. It’s usually caused by one of a group of viruses that attack the gut called rotaviruses. Bacteria can cause infections too, through, for example, food that isn’t cooked properly or bottles that aren’t adequately sterilised. Germs…
Vomiting
Few children reach school age without having at least one dose of vomiting and/or diarrhoea. The two most common culprits are viral infections or bacteria attacking the intestine. One of the most common viral causes of vomiting in young children is rotavirus – the name given to a group of viruses that are passed on very easily from child…
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea is abnormally liquid bowel motions, not those which are slightly loose or frequent. Some children may pass several motions a day, while others go only a few times a week. Both are normal. Diarrhoea usually starts suddenly, and is often associated with colicky, coming-and-going tummy pains, which tend to flit around different parts of the tummy. This is…
Posted in A-Z of Childhood illnesses
Tagged a-z illness - d, a-z-of-child-illnesses, dehydration, Diarrhoea, vomiting
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Tummy Pain
Any virus infection, not just those that cause diarrhoea, can cause tummy pain. This is because the bowels are surrounded by lymph glands like those in the neck, groins and armpits and during a general viral illness, they swell too. These swollen glands (the mesenteric glands) can become sore and press on the bowel, so that there is discomfort…
Posted in A-Z of Childhood illnesses, Baby Health
Tagged a-z illness - t, appendicitis, Baby, Baby colic, Diarrhoea, Toddler, tummy pain, Virus
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Breastfeeding could reduce risk of coeliac disease
15th November 2005 A new study has revealed that breastfed babies are at half the risk of developing an intolerance to foods containing gluten, such as bread and pasta, than their bottlefed counterparts. Gluten intolerance, also known as coeliac disease, affects approximately one per cent of the UK population, who suffer from such distressing symptoms as…
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Tagged Autoimmune diseases, Breastfeeding, Childhood, Coeliac disease, Diarrhoea, Gastroenterology, Gluten, Immune system, Malnutrition
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