Diet in a child with gastric and duodenal ulcer disease
Gastric and duodenal ulcer disease is a chronic condition involving the formation of ulcers in the wall of the stomach or duodenum. The most common cause of ulcer formation is infection with the...
Diet in a child with a tendency to acetonemic vomiting
Acetonemic vomiting is recurrent episodes of persistent vomiting caused by a tendency to increase acetone concentrations in the blood and urine. It is a condition typically seen in children between...
Diet in a child with lactose intolerance. What instead of milk?
Lactose intolerance is caused by a decrease in the activity of the intestinal enzyme - lactase - which digests the disaccharide lactose, contained in most dairy products.
Diet in a child with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that essentially has two disease entities: ulcerative colitis (colitis ulcerosa) and Crohn's disease.
Diet in a child with acute diarrhoea
Acute diarrhoea is a condition consisting of a rapid increase in the frequency of stools and a loosening of their consistency.
Diet in a child with constipation
Constipation is defined as a condition in which a child passes hard stools with a frequency of 2 or fewer stools per week, or when the majority of stools are hard and passed with great effort.
Diet in a child with urolithiasis
Urolithiasis is a condition in which deposits of various chemicals form in the kidney or urinary tract. The most common are calcium oxalate-phosphate deposits. Less common are urate and struvite...
Dizziness in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Dizziness is an unpleasant, subjective sensation of instability in relation to the environment.
Stool constipation in an older child - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Constipation is said to occur when a child defecates hard stools with a frequency of 2 stools or less per week. Constipation should also be called a condition in which the frequency of defecation...
Tooth decay in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Tooth decay is damage to tooth enamel caused by acids produced by bacteria living in dental plaque. The essence of the disease is the decalcification and breakdown of organic tooth structures.
Hair loss in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Hair loss visible when washing or combing hair is usually normal. Every day, a certain number of hairs "age" and fall out, and new hairs grow from the roots in their place. In certain situations,...
