Diarrhea after eating watermelon may be caused by physiological reasons such as the composition of watermelon or pathological reasons such as acute gastroenteritis and irritable bowel syndrome.
1. Physiological reasons: watermelon contains a lot of water, sugar and fiber, to a certain extent, a large number of intake within a short period of time, can stimulate intestinal peristalsis, occur after eating watermelon diarrhea.
2. Acute gastroenteritis: spoiled watermelon contains a large number of bacteria, which will proliferate and release toxins in the gastrointestinal tract after eating, leading to acute gastroenteritis. In addition, if the watermelon is chilled, it can reduce intestinal immunity, induce bacterial, viral and other microbial infections, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis or stimulate intestinal mucosa, aggravate the symptoms of diarrhea.
3. Irritable bowel syndrome: due to the lower tolerance of the gastrointestinal tract, the mucosal barrier is fragile, after eating watermelon, stimulate the intestinal mucosa, intestinal smooth muscle spasms, may cause symptoms to aggravate, diarrhea symptoms.
Only after eating watermelon diarrhea can not accurately determine the cause, but also need to be combined with the characteristics of the medical history, other test results in order to make accurate judgments, it is recommended that under the guidance of a doctor to clarify the cause of the disease, and then further processing or treatment.