Food poisoning in a child, as in adults, is the body’s response to toxic bacteria entering it. The causative agents of infection in the body are bacterial microbes: staphylococci, salmonella, pathogenic microorganisms that enter the intestines along with food. Parents need to provide first aid for intoxication and quickly remove harmful components from the body, preventing them from penetrating the blood.
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Causes of poisoning in children
Poisoning is divided into two categories: intoxication by substances of chemical content caused by the use of processed products with a high level of carcinogens, and intoxication of the body with food products. Poisoning of this nature can occur within 2-3 days, without the danger of infection of others. The most dangerous foods for the child's body are:
- milk products;
- raw eggs;
- fish products;
- meat dishes;
- earth vegetables, salads;
- flour products with filling.
When choosing food products for their child, parents should carefully study the production time, use time and composition of the product. Also, do not neglect elementary hygiene products (for example, wash your hands before meals, as well as vegetables and fruits before use).
Symptoms of poisoning in a child
Symptoms when intoxicating the body manifest itself suddenly or some time after the use of a product. Often, food poisoning is characterized by such manifestations as nausea, vomiting, intestinal disorder, abdominal pain.
If food poisoning in a child carries a severe degree, vomiting and diarrhea can be observed more than 10 times a day. Disorders in the stomach and intestines are often provoked by a liquid stool with blood and greenish mucus.
In such conditions, the child becomes passive, weak, the temperature of his body can increase to 38C. As a result of the frequent devastation of the intestine, dehydration occurs, which washes all useful trace elements from the body.
First aid for poisoning
In case of detection of symptoms of poisoning, the child can be helped in the following ways:
- Flushing the stomach. It is necessary to rinse as soon as the primary signs of intoxication appeared. It is necessary to offer a large amount of warm water. The drunk amount of fluid will provoke vomiting and cleanse the stomach of food residues. The procedure should be repeated several times before transparent waters appear. Parents should consider that this method is contraindicated in children under 5 years of age. If a young child has poisoning, it is necessary to call an ambulance.
- The use of enterosorbing agents. After washing the gastric tract, the second step will be the neutralization of toxic substances. To do this, the child needs to use enterosorbents. Neutralizers in tablets before serving the child need to be crushed in a tablespoon of boiled water. The drugs are given in strictly dosed quantities, taking into account the age category. If you are not sure of the drug, seek help from the clinic.
- The fight against dehydration. To make up for the loss of water-salt balance, you should more often drink the baby with water (by the throat every 15-20 minutes). You can replace water with infusion of herbs, mineral drinks. You can also purchase in a pharmacy kiosk a powder of salt mortar intended to combat poisoning.
- Enema. The action contributes to the release of the intestines from toxic substances. The best result can bring the use of a siphon enema, which helps to wash the upper walls of the intestine, but it is very difficult to perform the procedure yourself, without skills.
Parents should perform these procedures until the child’s well -being is improved and they will not be sure that the trouble has passed. If the baby’s condition worsens or remains stably serious, you need to immediately contact the clinic.