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Why does diarrhoea cause malnutrition?

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Why does diarrhoea cause malnutrition?

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• Impaired intestinal absorption causes loss of nutrients in diarrhoea. • Increased catabolism(waste of energy) due to infection. • A child with diarrhoea is often not hungry. • Mothers withhold food during diarrhoea. • Doctors do not emphasize proper feeding during diarrhoea. 6.What are the common causes of diarrhoea? • Rotavirus is the commonest cause of dehydrating diarrhoea in children. • Cholera is seen in epidemics. • Shigella is the most common cause of dysentery. • Giardia and Amoebiasis are uncommon causes of acute diarrhoea. 7.How do you assess a child with diarrhoea?

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