Diarrhea from drinking coconut milk may be caused by physiological factors or pathologic factors such as infectious diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. It can be relieved by general treatment, symptomatic treatment and medication.
1. Physiological factors: If the coconut milk you drink is too cold, it stimulates the gastrointestinal tract, induces gastrointestinal spasms, and gastrointestinal peristalsis increases, which can cause diarrhea. Hot compresses on the abdomen, appropriate rehydration, and taking medicines such as montelukast as prescribed by the doctor can help relieve the symptoms. If the diarrhea persists, you should seek medical attention.
2. Infectious diarrhea: coconut milk spoilage, may cause infectious enteritis, such as bacteria such as Escherichia coli infection, the release of enterotoxins to stimulate the intestinal mucosa secretion of excessive water, will cause diarrhea. Into the fluid food, appropriate rehydration, follow the doctor’s instructions to take levofloxacin, gentamicin and other drugs can help relieve the symptoms.
3. Irritable bowel syndrome: it is a group of intestinal dysfunction diseases with abdominal distension, abdominal pain, change of defecation habit and (or) change of bowel character as clinical manifestations without gastrointestinal structure and biochemical abnormalities. Treatment for this disease includes psychotherapy, biofeedback therapy, etc. For people with significant diarrhea, Saccharomyces boulardii and montelukast can be given.
Drinking coconut milk diarrhea may also be allergic to the ingredients in coconut milk and other factors, should promptly go to the regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional physician examination and treatment.