The main reason why children are susceptible to diarrhea because the immune system of children in general are still low so it is easily infected with the virus. About 90 percent of diarrhea in children is caused by rotavirus. And small part causes of diarrhea in children are the bacterial infection, parasites, fungi and cow’s milk allergy. Moreover diarrhea may occur due to the use of antibiotics (antibiotic-induced diarrhea) or food poisoning.
Another reason why are kids susceptible to get diarrhea, because they have not been able to maintain their own personal hygiene. Give the correct toilet training your children, so they learn to clean themselves after defecating. Diarrhea often occurs because children forget to wash hands after defecation.
Contagious factors of diarrhea in children called 3F, namely:
Finger, children often put their hands or objects such as toys into the mouth so easily contaminated by the virus. For the role of parents is very important to always maintain the cleanliness of toys or objects that are often entered mouth. Especially for toddlers who are experiencing an oral phase. Frequent hand washing can also reduce the risk of diarrhea in children.
Foods, it is important to maintain the cleanliness of children’s food. Foods that are more than two hours is not eaten, should not be given again to the children. Give fresh food, clean and healthy for your children to avoid diarrhea
Fly, do not let the food served on an open dish on the dining table, make it a habit to always cover the food. It because the fly will easy to perch on food when appears the smell of food.
If your children or your family experiencing bloating, of course need to be concerned about the foods to eat when you have diarrhea. This is due to careless eating can worsen this disease. One duty of a mother is always maintain the cleanliness of food for her household, including what to eat when you have diarrhea.