DIARRHEA

UNDERSTANDING 
Diarrhea is a state of bowel movement frequency more than 4 times in infants and more than 3 times in children, watery stools, can be green or can also be mixed with mucus and blood.

CAUSE DIARRHEA 
1. Infection. 
2. Impaired absorption of food, for example in infants and children who do not tolerate milk.
3. Spoiled food, poisonous. 
4. The fear and anxiety.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 
a. Defecate more than 3 times a day. 
b. Feces watery / liquid, mixed with mucus / blood. 
c. Children maudlin, anxiety, nausea and vomiting. 
d. Body temperature usually increases. 
e. Poor appetite or no.
 f. Weight loss. 
g. Sunken eyelids. 
h. Weak body. Pee a little. Palpable skin cold. 



PREVENTION OF DIARRHEA
Diarrhea can be prevented by measures as follows: 
- Only breast milk for babies 4-6 months and continue for at least 2 years
- Provide food and clean drinking water.
- Always wash hands before and after eating nd after helping (caring for) a child with diarrhea.
- Keep your body and environmental hygiene.
- Dispose of water in the toilet is healthy.