Stomach discomfort leading to diarrhea is usually considered as acute gastroenteritis, peptic ulcer, gastric cancer, etc., which can be relieved by general treatment, medication and surgery.
1. General treatment: When diarrhea is severe, patients should forbid food and water for the time being to avoid stimulation to the gastrointestinal tract. When the diarrhea is relieved, the patient can drink some warm water to relieve the abdominal pain. Usually should pay attention to diet, avoid eating cold and spicy and other stimulating food, quit smoking and drinking, pay attention to rest, avoid staying up all night and catching cold.
2. Take drugs: mainly including symptomatic treatment and causative treatment. Patients with severe diarrhea can take symptomatic treatment, taking loperamide hydrochloride, montelukast and other antidiarrheal drugs to alleviate diarrhea, while paying attention to rehydration to maintain water-electrolyte balance.
Patients with a clear cause should be treated to remove the cause of the disease. For patients with acute gastroenteritis caused by bacterial infection, appropriate antibiotics can be selected according to the results of drug sensitivity for anti-infection treatment, such as norfloxacin, ceftriaxone and so on.
If it is caused by chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, etc., you can take omeprazole, bismuth potassium citrate and other drugs to inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, protect the gastric mucosa and relieve diarrhea. Patients due to intestinal flora imbalance, can take bifidobacteria, lactobacillus and other intestinal probiotic preparations.
3. Surgery: For patients with diarrhea caused by gastric cancer, gastric polyps and other diseases, surgery can be considered.
For patients with diarrhea caused by stomach discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and receive treatment actively. The medication should be taken in strict accordance with the doctor’s prescription, and should not be used on its own, so as not to delay or even aggravate the condition.