Patient's question:
Patient age: My baby is 15 and a half months old. Diarrhea for 10 days. The first four days, diarrhea once or twice a day. On the fifth day, it improved and had no diarrhea. On the sixth day, after eating shrimp in the afternoon, it had diarrhea again. On the seventh day, I went to the hospital for a stool test and found 10 white blood cells. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Bacterial dysentery in children is a childhood intestinal infectious disease. It is a common intestinal infectious disease caused by the Shigella genus. Clinical features include fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, tenesmus, and mucopurulent bloody stools. Bacterial dysentery in children not only causes digestive system damage but can also lead to failure of circulatory and respiratory system functions if not treated promptly, even posing a threat to life. Practice good personal hygiene. Drink boiled water, not raw water. Wash fruits, vegetables, bowls, chopsticks, and gargle with disinfected water; wash hands before meals and after using the toilet. Do not defecate in the open; reheat leftover food before eating; ensure raw and cooked food are kept separate to prevent flies from crawling on food.