Long-term diarrhea for more than ten years belongs to chronic diarrhea, which may be caused by irritable bowel syndrome, chronic cholecystitis, chronic pancreatitis and other reasons. It can be treated by drugs and surgery.
1. Irritable bowel syndrome: it may be related to psychological factors, diet, infection and other reasons. Due to gastrointestinal dysfunction, patients may have chronic diarrhea. Patients can take oral antidiarrheal drugs such as loperamide, oral bifidobacteria, lactobacillus and other drugs that regulate intestinal microecology for treatment.
2. Chronic cholecystitis: mainly due to stones, infections, metabolic abnormalities and other reasons, biliary dyspepsia can occur, thus causing chronic diarrhea. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to take drugs such as compound azinamide enteric-coated tablets, which can promote the synthesis and secretion of bile, thus promoting digestion and alleviating the symptoms.
For patients who have no pain relief or recurrent attacks, and whose gallbladder wall has gradually thickened to 4mm and above, surgical treatment is needed, such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and open cholecystectomy.
3. Chronic pancreatitis: mainly due to biliary and pancreatic duct infections, heredity, autoimmunity and other reasons, the patient can appear pancreatic exocrine insufficiency, some patients can appear chronic steatorrhea. At this time, patients need to supplement exogenous pancreatic enzyme preparations, such as pancreatic enzyme enteric capsules, etc., can improve digestion and absorption dysfunction, relieve symptoms.
Long-term diarrhea for more than ten years may also be due to other causes, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid delay.