Severe diarrhea can lead to indigestion, dehydration, electrolyte and acid-base balance disorders, and therefore requires prompt medical attention.
When diarrhea is severe, gastrointestinal function is weakened, causing indigestion, and patients are prone to fatigue and other symptoms. Bifidobacteria and other drugs can be used to regulate intestinal flora as prescribed by the doctor, and a light diet should be paid attention to in normal times, which can be appropriate to eat millet porridge, noodles and other easy-to-digest foods.
When diarrhea is severe, it will cause the body to lose a lot of water, sodium, potassium, chloride and other ions are also discharged from the body, patients are prone to dehydration, electrolyte and acid-base balance disorders. Patients should follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, such as patients with dehydration can be applied to saline rehydration therapy, metabolic acidosis can be applied to correct acidosis, such as sodium bicarbonate.
Severe diarrhea may be associated with acute gastroenteritis, bacillary dysentery, irritable bowel syndrome and other factors, the patient should go to the hospital in time to identify the specific cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment, so as not to delay the condition.