DIARRHOEA IN NEWBORN

The frequent passage of stool in the newborn is known as diarrhea.

Causes of Diarrhoea

        The main causes of diarrhea

·        Infective gastroenteritis

·        Parenteral

·        Dieteric

Infective

·        E.coli

·        Staphylococcus or virus

·        Artificially fed babies

·        Using uncleaned utensils

Clinical Manifestation

·        Frequent watery stools

·        Generally green and containing mucus and blood

·        Colic and screaming

·        Dehydration

·        Sunken eyes

·        Depressed anterior fontanella

·        Circulatory collapse

Parenteral

        The common infective organisms are;

·        E-coli

·        Echovirus

·        Rotavirus

Systemic Infections like;

·        Septicemia

·        Bronchopneumonia

·        Phelitis

·        Meningitis

Dietic

Patient is maily

·        Quantitative

·        Qualitative

Quantitative

Over feeding

        Increased amount or frequent feeds lead under irritation of the gut and intestinal hurry causing diarrhea. The stool is bully with out any mucus.

Under feeding

        It is called hunger diarrhea. There is frequent passage of small green stools

Qualitative

·        Excessive carbohydrate

·        Excessive fat

·        Protein diarrhea

Prevention

·        Maintaining asepsis of the utensils used

·        Maintenance of the regularity and adjusting the amount of feeder

·        Increasing the quantity of the feed as guided by test feeding