Infants with diarrhea for 5 days should immediately go to the hospital, treatment methods include diet therapy, correction of electrolyte disorders, calcium and magnesium supplementation therapy, drug therapy and so on.
1. Diet therapy: attention should be paid to continue to eat and drink to meet the nutritional needs of the body’s basic physiological functions, but also to supplement the consumption of the disease.
2. Correcting electrolytes: replenish fluids and electrolytes, correct the disorders of body fluids and maintain the physiological function of the body.
3. Supplementary calcium and magnesium treatment: 10% calcium gluconate intravenous infusion is used for those who have hand and foot convulsions and convulsions. When the blood magnesium is low, use magnesium sulfate and other treatments.
4. Drug therapy: viral infections or non-invasive bacterial infections are generally not treated with antibacterial drugs, and those with invasive bacterial infections should try to choose antibiotics according to the principle of drug sensitivity culture, such as cefixime. Oral bifidobacteria, etc. can help to restore normal intestinal flora. Zinc supplementation therapy can reduce the duration and extent of diarrhea.
Babies with diarrhea for 5 days may also have other causes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then give targeted treatment or therapy. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor.