Treatment, Prognosis and Prevention of Rotavirus Diarrhea
Rotavirus diarrhea/infection is a common problem among infants and young children. The disease also can not be prevented by improving sanitation,which can only be prevented by vaccination.
Treatment of rotavirus diarrhea:
The treatment of rotavirus infection/diarrhea is mainly symptomatic and nonspecific, as there are no effective antiviral antibiotics available against rota virus. Treatment with antiviral antibiotics is not required. The most important symptomatic treatment of rota virus diarrhea is treatment of dehydration. If dehydration is not corrected appropriately patient may die from severe dehydration.
Categories: Diseases, GIT Problems Tags: Mild dehydration, Rota virus diarrhea
Treat and Prevent Rotavirus Diarrhea at home
Rotavirus infection is the most common case of severe diarrhea (severe enough to cause death if left untreated or inadequately treated) among infants and young children below two years of age. A recent survey in the United States involving more than 500 mothers with young children (between 0-3 years of age) revealed that more than two third of mothers know very little or nothing about rotavirus diarrhea in young children and infants. From the survey it is clear that even in advanced country such as United States, mothers and common people are not aware of the rotavirus diarrhea and the seriousness of the disease and the problem is much more serious in developing and underdeveloped countries. Rotavirus diarrhea is common throughout the world and improved sanitary condition does not reduce the incidence of rotavirus diarrhea.
But good news is that the disease can be easily managed (as well as prevented) at home with the resources available at home. The most important factor in rotavirus diarrhea is dehydration and the aim of treatment is to replace lost fluid.Categories: General Health, GIT Problems Tags: oral rehydration salt, Rotavirus infection
Transmission and Prevention of Rotavirus Infection
How rotavirus infection is transmitted?
The route of transmission of rotavirus is feco-oral. Contact with contaminated hands, surfaces and objects can transmit the virus and initiate infection and diarrhea. Respiratory route is also considered to transmit the virus from one person to another. The number of rotavirus particle in infected person’s feces is estimated to be more than 10 trillions and the infective dose is only 10-100 virus particles. Presence of such huge numbers of virus and the small size of infective dose required makes it ideal for mass transmission of rotavirus. Another important aspect in high incidence and infectivity of rotavirus is the less effectiveness (may be ineffectiveness) of standard sanitary measures used for elimination of bacteria, virus and parasites. This can be easily understood by the fact that the incidence of rotavirus infection is similar in countries with high as well as low health standards, unless there is mass and routine vaccination program against rotavirus infection. The stability of rotavirus in normal environment also makes the transmission of the virus easy.Categories: General Health, GIT Problems Tags: Rotarix, RotaTeq, Rotavirus, Rotavirus vaccine
Diet Plan for Constipation
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Constipation if you are suffering from, you should have a proper diet plan to reduce problem of constipation. Try to make it your habit for benefit to be longer lasting. Constipation is a common health problem in most people living in developed countries due to intake of low fibers, which is mostly due to eating less fresh vegetables and fruits. The following diet plan is very helpful for constipation:
Early morning:
In the morning after getting up, you should make it a habit to take a glass of lukewarm water with lemon approximately 300 - 400 ml of water is recommended.
Breakfast:
Your breakfast should consist of a cup of tea or a glass of milk, bread (preferably brown bread) with butter or cheese, vegetable sandwich and some fruits like apple, orange, strawberry etc. (try to avoid banana, which contain high iron and may lead to constipation).
Categories: Diet & Nutrition Facts, GIT Problems Tags:
Some Dietary Advises on Constipation
Constipation is a common and chronic problem. It is very difficult to clearly define (because of the wide range of normal bowel habits) and differentiate normal bowel habit with that of constipation. Constipation usually refers to persistent, difficult, infrequent, or seemingly incomplete defecation. Most persons have at least three bowel movements per week in Western countries and more than 5 bowel movements per week in the developing countries. But, low stool frequency alone is not the sole criterion for the diagnosis of constipation as many constipated patients have a normal frequency of defecation but complain of excessive straining, hard stools, lower abdominal fullness, or a sense of incomplete evacuation.
The following dietary modifications are recommended in constipation:
Fibers: If you are suffering from constipation you should consume liberal amount of fibers. Fibers help the stool to be formed properly and make it easier to pass. The foods rich in fiber contents are green leafy vegetables, fruits, all types of vegetables, whole grain cereals etc. You should consume large quantities of these foods.
Categories: General Health, GIT Problems Tags: Constipation, Fibers
Treatment of Chronic Diarrhea
Treatment of chronic diarrhea depends on the cause of the chronic diarrhea. Depending on the cause of chronic diarrhea, the treatment may be curative (for example if chronic diarrhea is due to a drug, withdrawal of the drug will cure the chronic diarrhea), suppressive, or empirical treatment. Chronic diarrhea due to infectious agent can be cured by administration of appropriate antibiotics.
Chronic diarrhea can be suppressed by suppressing the underlying mechanism of chronic diarrhea. Examples of suppression of mechanism of chronic diarrhea include removing lactose (milk disaccharide) from diet in lactase deficiency, provision of gluten free diet in celiac sprue etc. Use of proton pump inhibitor drugs such as omeprazole in gastric hyper-secretion of gastrinomas, prostaglandin inhibitors such as NSAIDS (like indomethacin, diclofenac etc.) for medullary carcinoma of the thyroid gland, and pancreatic enzyme replacement for pancreatic insufficiency which cause chronic diarrhea are also examples of suppression of mechanism of chronic diarrhea.Categories: GIT Problems Tags:
