First Illness 10 Babies

BECOMING new parents of a happy. However, happiness is sometimes turned into panic when your baby suddenly ill. Well, it's good you recognize your baby's first 10 diseases, as described Dr. Kusnandi Rusmil, Sp.A of Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Bandung following.

1. Colds - Colds in babies can be due to many factors. "Most of the viruses cause, that there are hundreds of species number. Usually heal itself, really. Symptoms, runny nose, sometimes blocked, then followed by cough and fever." In addition to viruses, colds can also be due to bacteria. Hot and usually accompanied by more severe symptoms, namely a red throat. Should be given antibiotics. If continued, could result in complications of middle ear inflammation. "However, ear pain does not always happen on a cold cough.

"If a lot of fluid or mucus from the baby's nose and make breathing is blocked, give the nose drops or nasal suction fluid with a special tool." The important thing, the cause was being treated. Since viruses have no cure, then the defense of the baby's body is to be improved. "Typically, colds in babies occurs about five days. If the baby's body heat does not come down and down to 2 - 3 days, immediately take it to the doctor." Parents do not have to worry if the baby colds. If accompanied by heat, heat the drug given. Do not forget, give good nutrition, particularly those containing vitamins and minerals, such as fruit or juice, drink a lot, especially milk. "

2. EAR INFECTION - Ear infections can be caused by common cold viruses constantly, so the virus into the ear canal. "It could also be because the ears take in water that contains bacteria, which causes inflammation of the middle ear canal." Symptoms, pain in the ear and the heat does not go down and down for 2 - 3 days. "It should be immediately taken to the doctor. If not immediately treated, the eardrum may be inflamed and the baby broke."

If not treated, long ear inflammation going to get worse and can cause pus. "If the pus burst, the liquid will come out of his ears with unpleasant smell. Long-term effects, the auditory system is damaged."

3. Diarrhea - Like the common cold, diarrhea in infants could also due to various factors, from food contaminated with bacteria or a virus, food poisoning, until the milk allergy. Diarrhea in infants can generally be seen from the amount of fluid that came out through the bowel (BAB) is more than the incoming fluid. CHAPTER frequency was more than three times a day. So, should be given plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration occurs.

Prevention, give the baby a drink, for example oralit, beverages containing ions, or beverages that contain probiotics, like yogurt to help balance the bacteria in the stomach. "The baby was allowed six months, really, given a drink containing ions or probiotics." Kusnandi also asserted, for diarrhea of the most powerful for real baby milk, because it contains anti-virus or bacteria that can prevent and reduce the duration of the disease in the body lodged in the baby.

Diarrhea is accompanied by fever, continued Kusnandi, most often caused by viruses. "All because of viral diseases, there is no cure. What is important, improving the immune system and overcome the loss of body fluids with a lot to drink, especially milk."

While diarrhea accompanied by vomiting, usually caused by stimulation to the digestive tract. "Stimulation can be all kinds, can the germs or chemical toxins. Once again, the important thing is to give a lot to drink. It could also be given anti-vomiting drugs by doctors," he said as he Kusnandi warned parents not to give babies medicine feces compressor or faeces. "If the feces clogged, bacteria enggak die, instead gathered in the gut. It's better first germs expelled by BAB. After the germs out, automatic diarrhea will stop by itself," said Kusnandi warned.

4. PLUS COUGH shortness of breath - the baby has the potential allergies or asthma, cough, runny nose too long can cause shortness of breath. "Colds are caused by germs that long to spread to the lungs. It can lead to symptoms of pneumonia, shortness of breath," said Kusnandi.

If you already attacking the lungs, then it went into a serious step and should really be treated. "The signs of shortness of breath can be seen physically, among other breathing through the nose, so that the nostrils flaring, rapid breathing, every breath like someone had pulled up to his chest concave." Handling serious symptoms should be more thorough. If you need to be treated at the hospital to be given oxygen. "If you've reached the serious stage, could not only be given treatment at home. It can be dangerous and should be helped by doctors," said Kusnandi.

5. Sore Throat - Sore throat in infants could be due to bacteria or virus that attacks the throat. "Physical signs, red throat, which can be seen in the neck. The baby also looks like a pain, irritability, and usually difficult to swallow."

If caused by a virus, usually the doctor will prescribe pain-reducing, vitamins, and it is recommended to be fed a lot, especially fruit juices, vegetable nodes, and breast milk, so that his body strong again. But if the cause bacteria, your doctor may give antibiotics. "It could be a syrup or powder. Powders are more economical and can be more precise dose, because the calculated per kilogram of body weight babies. Effectiveness, hell, in fact tantamount to syrup."