How to recognize stomatitis in a child? What should be food for the disease? What is the modern treatment of stomatitis? Answers can be found in the article.
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IN Wide understanding, stomatitis is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity.
As a rule, this disease is typical for young children - more often up to 5 years, since immunity in children is still not strong enough.
Therefore, infectious stomatitis is often caused by microbes, which are always present in the oral cavity, but for a healthy person are not hazardous. Only when immunity weakens, the microbes begin to multiply, which leads to the disease.
Causative agent
The most common pathogen of stomatitis in kids - herpes virus. In 80 cases of 100 stomatitis have a herpetic origin. Moreover, children can infect each other and catch the virus from adults. So that the infection is passed, enough for mom with herpes on the lips kissed the baby. Aerially drip transmission of the virus is possible.
In addition to virus stomatitis, the so-called traumatic stomatitis is distinguished.
The impetus to its development can be:
- burns hot tea, soup and especially kisel and milk;
- biting cheeks, lips, language;
- Damage to the mucosa of mouth toy, pencil or other subject.
For older children, Streptococci and staphylococci are often becoming causative agents, so microbial stomatitis often accompanies his angina, otitis, pneumonia.
How to recognize stomatitis in a child
As a rule, stomatitis is easy to recognize: redness and swelling of the oral mucous membrane, painful bubbles and / or ulcers appear in the mouth, which can be covered with a raid, the body temperature often increases.
On the second day, the pain in the throat is enhanced, the gums are blush, small rashes appear on the skin around the mouth and in its cavity. In case Stomatitis proceeds in very hard form, it may be accompanied by an increase in temperature to 40°With and multiple rash causing pain.
The child worsens well-being, the appetite is declining or he refuses to eat, since he painfully takes food.
However, it is worth remembering that only a doctor can put the correct diagnosis.
Do not forget that when the child is weakened, pronounced colds, viral and microbial stomatitis can occur in its 4-5 times a year.
Food with stomatitis
Children who suffer in stomatitis, as a rule, experience pain in food, so before taking food it is better to lubricate the child's lips, tongue, gums with painful means that the doctor will appoint.
For food, any low-fat dairy products are recommended (in a child patient with stomatitis, the fats are poorly absorbed), vegetable beams, meat and fish broths, boiled and twice checked through the meat grinder of meat or fish, well-wired boiled vegetables, stranded porridge, vermicelli, egg skey.
It is important that all the food is warm, not hot and not cold, liquid or fateful consistency.
The use of a child with sour, sharp, salted and sweet.
Feed the child no more often 3-4 times a day and let's not give anything in the intervals. It is important that in the interruptions between meals a medicine could affect. At the same time drinking the child can be at any time, but not immediately after applying medication. You can give not only water, but also unpainting natural juices, decoction of rosehip and weak tea.
When the child arises stomatitis, then the treatment must be started immediately. It is important to consult a doctor who will write proper treatment in each case. It should be carefully done by all its tips and provide a good care to the child.
Care during stomatitis and oral hygiene
Child, Picking Stomatitis, you should highlight a separate dishes, towel and toys.
It is recommended to rinse your mouth with strong tea, warm boiled water, drinking soda solution to remove the resulting flare. The procedure is also useful to repeat after meals.
Rinse your mouth with a small child with a rubber canister, tilt the baby's head over the basin.
After rinse, you should lubricate the mucous membrane of the mouth with special local means.
In case of stomatitis in an infant - Treat the mouth of the baby using a marlevary wipe wrapped around the finger. Do not forget to process the nipples of the mammary glands, nipples of bottles and pacifiers.
Treatment of Stomatitis
The main tasks that the treatment of stomatitis in a child is:
- Remove or weaken painful symptoms in the oral cavity.
- Prevent the spread of inflammation on the mucous membrane, and in the future - repeated occurrence of the disease.
- Contribute to the speedy recovery of the child.
For these purposes, special drugs are used and a number of ways of care for damaged mucosa are used. However, it should be remembered that it is not necessary to treat a child with stomatitis. It is important when signs of stomatitis are found to immediately consult a doctor. Only a doctor can assign treatment, and from parents only it is required to punctively and gently perform his advice and surround the child with care.
