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Antibiotics baby & toddler

If a baby has a bacterial infection, they might need antibiotics to get them back to health. In such cases, it’s crucial to give their little bodies the support they need.

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Antibiotics – friend and foe

When a little one is sick, obviously both parents and doctors want to make him or her healthy as quickly as possible. In some cases, this means taking antibiotics.

Antibiotics are essential medicines that fight bacterial infections and save lives. But treatment with an anti- biotic is not a game, it is a very serious medication that should be taken only when necessary and completed under close surveillance.

If a baby has a bacterial infection and requires antibiotics, it is essential that parents follow the instructions carefully, including the length of medication. Parents should read the package leaflet included with each medicine and make themselves familiar with frequently or rarely occurring side effects before beginning the treatment. If a baby displays side effects, parents should seek medical advice immediately. 

Antibiotics and a healthy gut

Just as the word probiotic can be translated to "for life", antibiotics means "against life", as they either kill or inhibit the growth of pathogens that cause bcaterial infections.

The problem is that an antibiotic cannot differentiate between good and bad bacteria and thus destroys the good ones, too.

As a result, babies and toddlers (could happen to everybody) taking antibiotics could experience bloating, nausea, vomitting, and diarrhoea. For a perfect partnership, a probiotic supplement (containing Limosilactobacillus reuteri Protectis, for example) can be taken during antibiotic treatment to enhance the gut flora with good bacteria.
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Antybiotyki dla dzieci

Antybiotyki dla dzieci

Czasami, gdy dziecko jest chore, antybiotyki są jedyną opcją. Ale nie są rozwiązaniem uniwersalnym i mogą mieć wpływ na zdrowie układu trawiennego, jeśli nie są przyjmowane świadomie.

Biegunka i wymioty

Biegunka i wymioty

Jeśli dziecko cierpi na biegunkę lub wymioty, powinno przyjmować leki tylko na receptę lekarza. Rodzice mogą jednak podjąć kroki w celu przywrócenia równowagi flory jelitowej dziecka, uzupełniając ją kroplami lub tabletkami BioGaia.

Ból gardła

Ból gardła

Kiedy dopada nas przeziębienie, często odczuwamy ból gardła. Jest to najczęściej bakteryjna lub wirusowa infekcja górnych dróg oddechowych. Jest to zdecydowanie najczęstsza choroba u dzieci w wieku przedszkolnym.