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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Chapter 7 - <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> Diarrhea<br />

abdominal pain. Types of infection include:<br />

1. viral: (e.g., Rotavirus, enteric adenovirus). In the United States, viruses<br />

account <strong>for</strong> at least 3040% of episodes of acute gastroenteritis.<br />

2. parasitic: (e.g., Giardia)<br />

3. bacterial: (e.g., E. coli 0157, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter)<br />

4. non-gastrointestinal infection: Diarrhea can accompany otitis, pneumonia<br />

or urinary tract infection<br />

• Medication side-effect (frequent <strong>with</strong> some antibiotics)<br />

• Food intolerance<br />

<strong>Nutrition</strong>al Complications<br />

<strong>Nutrition</strong>al complications from acute diarrhea may not always be evident. Nutrient<br />

deficits are uncommon among previously healthy children <strong>with</strong> self-limited<br />

gastroenteritis. Dehydration is the most concerning complication of acute diarrhea.<br />

In the literature there are multiple different definitions of degrees of dehydration.<br />

Table 7-1 describes one approach to the assessment of dehydration <strong>for</strong> those <strong>with</strong><br />

acute diarrhea.<br />

Table 7-1: Assessment of Dehydration (1,2,5,6)<br />

Percent Body Water<br />

Signs and Symptoms<br />

Lost<br />

Minimal<br />

dehydration<br />

1 to 2%, subclinical Increased thirst and mild oliguria (decreased<br />

urine output)<br />

Mild dehydration 3 to 5% Increased thirst, oliguria, mucous membranes<br />

slightly dry<br />

Moderate<br />

dehydration<br />

Severe<br />

dehydration<br />

6 to 9% Marked thirst, urine output

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