Abstract

A CASE STUDY OF ACUTE DIARRHEA IN CHILDREN AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

Dr. Milind Godbole, Dr. Pravatkumar Dash and Dr. Vishvjeet S. Kumbhar*

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Abstract

Although advance in public health and hygiene level led to the virtual disappearance of acute diarrhea in children for much of the developed world, the disease remains endemic in many developing countries.[1] The most frequent cause of acute diarrhea are gastrointestinal infection, viral and bacterial and rarely parasite. The infections are spread by fecal-oral transmission, i.e. contaminated food and water or direct or indirect contact with an infected individual. Although the source of infection transmission through poor hygiene and sewage contamination of water supply.[2] Acute diarrhea accounts for 30% of hospital admissions and 15% Death under 5 children with an estimated incidence of 1.7 episodes/Year/Child.

Keywords: Acute diarrhea, atisaar.