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Antibiotics are one of the first drugs to treat bacterial infections in children. However, the situation of children taking a lot of antibiotics with diarrhea or children taking a lot of antibiotics with mouth sores is very common while children are taking antibiotics, so parents need to pay attention to this problem and take the child to the hospital. hospital as soon as there are signs of suspicion.
1. Children who take a lot of antibiotics have diarrhea
Children's digestive system includes beneficial bacteria and harmful bacteria, in which beneficial bacteria help the digestive system prevent infection by killing bacteria or inhibiting the growth of bacteria. making these bacteria unable to cause disease. When children have some infectious diseases such as respiratory infections or other infections that require antibiotics, these antibiotics not only kill bacteria that cause disease in children but also kill bacteria. beneficial in the digestive system. At this time, the balance in the intestinal microflora is no longer there, making the child prone to diarrhea. This is considered one of the most common side effects of antibiotics in children.
Diarrhea caused by taking antibiotics can go away automatically after stopping taking the medicine. However, in rare cases, pseudomembranous colitis can cause a child's colon to become swollen and inflamed.
Some common antibiotics that cause diarrhea as well as pseudomembranous colitis are Cefalosporin, Clindamycin, Erythromycin, Penicillin, Ampicillin, Quinolone... Symptoms of diarrhea when taking drugs are abdominal pain. , loose stools many times a day, the number can be as much as 15-20 times/day. The child's stool may be loose, with mucus in the nose or green, yellow, air bubbles, and no odor. There are also cases where children have raw stools, mixed with undigested food or blood. When parents observe children, they often see that the child has to push when defecating, the child's anal area is red. In more severe cases, children will have electrolyte disturbances, dehydration, and malnutrition.
2. Children who take a lot of antibiotics have mouth sores
Canker sores often occur in the hot summer, when the mucosa under the child's tongue is inflamed. The disease usually manifests with symptoms of oral mucosa with white spots, succulent, after a few days, it develops into ulcers, affecting children's eating and drinking activities. Usually, after about 10-15 days, the sores will heal on their own and tend to recur after that. There are many factors that lead to canker sores such as stress, eating hot foods, malnutrition, weakened immune system..., including the use of antibiotics. Some children taking antibiotics often have a sore mouth and some red spots on the tips of their fingers and toes. The group of antibiotics most likely to cause canker sores in children is penicillin. In severe cases, parents need to take the child to the hospital for timely diagnosis and treatment of this side effect. To solve the problem of canker sores at kindergartens, it is possible to supplement with functional foods to strengthen the immune system, to help children limit recurrent canker sores.
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When taking antibiotics, children may experience some side effects such as diarrhea or mouth sores. Therefore, the condition that children who take a lot of antibiotics have diarrhea or children who take a lot of antibiotics have mouth sores need to be detected and have some measures to treat symptoms immediately for the child.
With many years of experience in examining and treating diseases in children, now the Pediatrics Department at Vinmec International General Hospital has become one of the major health care centers, capable of examining , screening and treatment of many specialized diseases in children. Therefore, if the child has signs of a sore throat that does not go away for a long time or has more severe symptoms, parents can take the child to Vinmec International General Hospital for examination and receive support and advice from doctors. doctors and health professionals.
