Diarrhea after eating watermelon may be caused by physiological reasons such as overconsumption of watermelon, or it may be caused by pathological reasons such as acute gastroenteritis and ulcerative colitis. It can be relieved and treated by dietary adjustments such as light meals, physical therapy such as abdominal massage, and medications such as cefixime.
1. Dietary adjustments: consuming too much watermelon or chilled watermelon at one time may irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa, increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, and cause diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloating and other indigestion symptoms. You can reduce the burden on the stomach and intestines by consuming light and easy-to-digest foods such as pasta; you should also avoid the intake of spicy and irritating foods such as beer, fried chicken, and spicy hot pot, so as not to aggravate the symptoms of diarrhea.
2. Physiotherapy: Appropriate local abdominal massage can accelerate local blood circulation, relieve abdominal muscle tension, but also promote metabolism, thereby improving abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms.
3. Drug therapy: drugs such as cefixime and norfloxacin are suitable for bacterial acute gastroenteritis caused by unclean diet. For patients who have inflammatory bowel disease themselves, they can take mesalazine to inhibit the inflammation of the intestinal wall and relieve symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Eat watermelon after diarrhea, if necessary, it is recommended to consult a doctor to clarify the diagnosis, targeted treatment. It should be noted that all of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, not unauthorized use of drugs.