Diarrhea is clinically known as diarrhea. Diarrhea may be caused by infectious factors, such as bacterial infection, viral infection, etc.; however, it may also be caused by non-infectious factors, such as abdominal cold, dietary factors, medication factors and so on.
1. Infectious factors:
(1) Bacterial infections: such as Escherichia coli, Vibrio cholerae, etc. After bacteria enter the intestine, they will multiply in the intestine and adhere to the intestinal mucosa, release enterotoxins, and stimulate the intestinal mucosa to secrete excessive water and sodium ions into the intestinal lumen, which will cause diarrhea.
(2) Viral infections: such as rotavirus, norovirus, etc. Viruses have enterotoxin-like effects, which can impair the ability of the small intestinal mucosa to reabsorb water and electrolytes, thus triggering diarrhea.
2. Non-infectious factors:
(1) Abdominal cold: the weather suddenly turned cold or eat a lot of cold drinks, ice cream, can stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis faster, thus diarrhea.
(2) Dietary factors: eating food with toxins, such as poisonous mushrooms, puffer fish, etc.; dietary disorders; lactose intolerance; food allergies, etc. can trigger diarrhea.
(3) Drug factors: diarrhea can also occur if you take neostigmine, lincomycin, cisapride and other drugs for a long time due to illness.
In addition, parasitic infections, fungal infections, pancreatic diseases, etc. can cause diarrhea, and it is recommended that people with diarrhea consult a doctor in time to find out the cause of the disease and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment.