Dehydration can be dangerous, because, in serious forms, it no longer allows the body to function normally. The problem is more often encountered in infants.
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Babies are most prone to digestive infections due to dehydration. Therefore, it is important for adults to recognize the first signs of dehydration and take measures early, especially these days, when we face an excessive heat.
“Very young children, under 1 year old, have a lot more water in their body than we adults. And, unlike us, the big ones, I lose it much easier! And I don’t say something special when this happens. Even if it stays under a shadow on the seafront, even if it is walking in the trolley with a” roof ” Under the umbrella or in the tent, even “comforted” by the refreshing sea breeze, such a baby can lose impressive amounts of liquid“, According to the Facebook page” Virtual Children’s Hospital “.
Symptoms of dehydration in children are quite easy to recognize. When there are concerns about the dehydration of the baby, parents are advised to consult a pediatrician.
“If that child also has a capricious diet, because he has colic or his teeth come out, the perfect conditions for severe dehydration will appear.
If your little child has:
1. Eyes clogged in orbits or tries and was not so and yesterday (see picture);
2. Depressed anterior fontanela (see scheme);
3. Urine much less than normal (normal would be about 1-2 ml/kg and per hour, that is, an 8 kg child will urinate 40-80 ml in 5 hours. That is, on average 5 pamperi changed per day …;
4. If it has dry, “fried” lips and dry tongue;
5. If it has rapid breathing, faster than normal;
6.
7. If it has the “lazy” skin fold (I will make another post about the skin fold!);
Then it is probably severely dehydrated.
Go immediately to the hospital if you notice any 2 or 3 of the above signs. Not to be present all 7 to be extremely serious“, He writes” Virtual Hospital for Children “.
