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    For small children, severe diarrhoea can be fatal within 24 hours if they become dehydrated. Some danger signs include decreased urination, blood or mucus in the stool. To prevent diarrhoea, one should practice good hygiene like washing hands before eating or preparing food, drinking clean water, and cleaning cooking utensils. To treat diarrhoea, one should continue feeding the child, give oral rehydration solution made with sugar, salt and water, and see a doctor if the diarrhoea is prolonged or the child shows danger signs.

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    For small children, severe diarrhoea can be fatal within 24 hours if they become dehydrated. Some danger signs include decreased urination, blood or mucus in the stool. To prevent diarrhoea, one should practice good hygiene like washing hands before eating or preparing food, drinking clean water, and cleaning cooking utensils. To treat diarrhoea, one should continue feeding the child, give oral rehydration solution made with sugar, salt and water, and see a doctor if the diarrhoea is prolonged or the child shows danger signs.

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    For small children, severe diarrhoea can be fatal within 24 hours if they become dehydrated. Some danger signs include decreased urination, blood or mucus in the stool. To prevent diarrhoea, one should practice good hygiene like washing hands before eating or preparing food, drinking clean water, and cleaning cooking utensils. To treat diarrhoea, one should continue feeding the child, give oral rehydration solution made with sugar, salt and water, and see a doctor if the diarrhoea is prolonged or the child shows danger signs.

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    For small children, severe diarrhoea can be fatal within 24 hours if they become dehydrated. Some danger signs include decreased urination, blood or mucus in the stool. To prevent diarrhoea, one should practice good hygiene like washing hands before eating or preparing food, drinking clean water, and cleaning cooking utensils. To treat diarrhoea, one should continue feeding the child, give oral rehydration solution made with sugar, salt and water, and see a doctor if the diarrhoea is prolonged or the child shows danger signs.

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    Health education:

    For small children, severe diarrhoea can be fatal within 24 hours.

    If the child is vomiting, there is an increased chance of severe dehydration.

    Decreased urination is a danger sign!

    Blood or mucus in the stool is also a danger sign!

    Prevention
    Clean water
    Clean hands
    Clean pots

    Practicing good hygiene can prevent diarrhea.

    Drink clean water: boiled or filtered. Cover water. Use a ladle, do not dip

    fingers into container.

    Wash your hands after going to the bathroom.

    Wash your hands before preparing or eating a meal.

    Do not eat stale or contaminated food.

    Wash pots and pans and let them dry before reusing them.

    Treatment

    Continue Feeding

    Give fluids

    Give ORS (fist sugar, pinch salt, 1 glass water).Treat diarrhea and
    dehydration at home.

    Continue feeding the child, do not starve them. Continue breastfeeding.


    For older children, give bananas, rice, and lentils.

    Give clean water. Give rice water.


    Use oral Rehydration therapy, pinch salt, fist of sugar, glass of water.
    Discard every 24 hours.

    Continue using ORS as long as diarrhea continues.

    Know when to take the child to see a doctor.

    Refer when there is blood or mucus in the stool.

    Refer if diarrhea is severe and prolonged: more than ten loose motions per
    day.

    Refer if child is unresponsive.

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