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"How to Prevent Diarrhea that Often Attacks Children During Holiday Travel"

Dream - This year's year-end vacation coincides with the school holidays for children. This makes parents go on a quite long vacation journey.

There are those who choose to vacation in their hometown, outside the city, or abroad. Traveling for vacation, whether by car, train, plane, ship, and others, is definitely exhausting.

"Not to mention the crowded conditions because it is indeed during the peak of the holiday season. One thing to be aware of during vacations is diarrhea that affects children."

Consuming drinks and food during a journey that may not be guaranteed for cleanliness, coupled with a tired body due to a long journey, makes diarrhea very likely to occur. Diarrhea, quoted from Prosehat, is the body's way of cleansing itself from germs, and in most cases, diarrhea occurs for several days or one week. In some cases, diarrhea is accompanied by fever, cramps, and dehydration.

"Trigger Factors and Symptoms"

The most common thing that causes children to get diarrhea during holidays is viral infection. Some types of viruses that trigger diarrhea include rotavirus, while bacteria usually cause it due to exposure to Salmonella.

The symptoms are in the form of diarrhea or watery stools, symptoms of viral gastroenteritis infection include vomiting, stomach pain, headache, and fever. Other causes of diarrhea are side effects of drugs, food poisoning, food allergies, and so on.

Prevent Traveler's Diarrhea

Not only can children be affected, but adults can also experience diarrhea during vacations. The main trigger of this health problem, often referred to as traveler's diarrhea, is the consumption of unclean food, meeting many people, and being in crowded conditions.

To prevent diarrhea from occurring in children during their vacation or road trip, parents should do the following: - Always wash hands or use hand sanitizer before and after meals. If there is clean running water and soap available, make sure to thoroughly clean hands before and after eating, including between fingers. Hand sanitizer or antiseptic wet tissue can also be used.

- Wash eating utensils\/ milk bottles For infants who still use bottles, make sure to always clean them properly under running water. This also includes the utensils used for eating, such as plates and spoons. - Look for clean toilets As much as possible, look for clean public restrooms when your child needs to use the bathroom. Bring an antiseptic spray if using a public restroom.

- Meet fluid needsDuring the journey, it is certainly very tiring. Children usually are lazy to drink. It would be better to always provide a drinking bottle near them so that they can drink anytime. Make sure the water they drink is clean and sterile. Source: Prosehat

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