Giving Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) prevents death by replacing lost body fluids and salts. Follow the illustrated instructions on the other side of this page to make ORS at home.
IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT ORS
• Wash hands with soap and water before preparing solution.
• Continue to breast feed, but supplement fluid intake with ORS.
• For the small very and very sick give ORS by teaspoon.
• Give small sips, frequently
• Give enough ORS for the patient pass pale, yellow urine, four or five times a day.
• If the child vomits, wait for ten minutes and then begin again.
• Feed after every loose bowel movement.
• Continue to give solids if child is four months or older. Gruels can be made with: rice, cereal, potato, cassava, yogurt.
• If the child still needs ORS after 24 hours, make a fresh solution.
GIVE ZINC TO DECREASE AND STOP DIARRHEA FLUID LOSS
• For infants less than six months old, give Zinc 10 mg once daily for 10 days.
• For children six months and older, and adults, give Zinc 20 mg once daily for 10 days.
• You can get Zinc tablets at the clinic. You can dissolve the tablet in the ORS if they can not swallow tablets.
TAKE THE CHILD TO A HEALTH CLINIC IF:
• diarrhea increases or is bloody
• vomiting persists
• child has fever
• child is lethargic
• child is very thirsty
• child is very sick looking
DIARRHEA CAN BE PREVENTED BY:
• Drinking clean, safe water (boil water before drinking if necessary)
• Washing your hands with soap and water after using latrine ,after disposing of your child’s stools, before eating, feeding, handling food.
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