What causes gastrointestinal infections

Gastrointestinal infections are mainly caused by viral and bacterial infections, and the infections include two pathways, the exogenous pathway is the direct or indirect transmission of pathogens, and the endogenous pathway is the micro-ecological imbalance, and the migration of its own bacteria, when suffering from severe diseases or serious trauma, low immunity, the intestinal barrier effect can be reduced, and easy to occur intestinal bacterial translocation caused by gastrointestinal infections. In addition, common triggers of gastrointestinal infections mainly include cold air, bad living habits, unclean diet, etc. Gastrointestinal infections are mainly manifested as abdominal discomfort, pain, sometimes accompanied by severe abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms, and separate intestinal infections and gastric infections and there is a subtle difference, patients with enteritis are often accompanied by diarrhea, stools are watery, and in severe cases, there can also be fever, vomiting blood, blood in the stools, dehydration, shock, and acidosis and other symptoms. Gastritis usually manifests as distension and discomfort in the upper abdomen, pain, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms of indigestion. Physical examination may reveal pressure and pain in the upper abdomen and around the umbilicus, and hyperactive bowel sounds. The treatment of gastrointestinal infections generally requires the application of antibacterial drugs, such as ofloxacin, haloperidol or piperidol, etc., and can also be combined with the application of drugs to protect the gastrointestinal mucosa. If diarrhea is severe, oral electrolyte solution can be added to ensure fluid balance. When nausea and vomiting are more serious, oral domperidone tablets can be used in conjunction. Dietary attention should be paid to avoid spicy stimulating food, during the treatment period need to eat liquid food, can be a small number of meals, is conducive to the recovery of gastrointestinal infection.