Diarrhea is mainly divided into acute diarrhea and chronic diarrhea, acute diarrhea is 1 to 2 weeks, while chronic diarrhea is more than 2 months diarrhea refers to the original bowel habits have changed, with the following three conditions can be called diarrhea.
1. The number of stools increases significantly.
2, the stool becomes thin, the shape, color and smell change, containing pus and blood, mucus, indigestible food, fat, or become yellow thin water, green thin paste, sour smell.
3.Symptoms such as abdominal pain, falling, shortness of breath and burning pain in the anus during stool.
How to diagnose the cause of diarrhea through the shape of stool.
1, if the stool is grayish white, it may be biliary obstruction, resulting in bilirubin not being excreted with the stool.
2. if the stool is black, it may be upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the absence of animal blood products and black food and drugs.
3, red stool is often indicative of lower gastrointestinal bleeding
4, pus and blood stools with fishy smell often suggest dysentery, ulcerative colitis or colon cancer.
5, pale yellow is indicative of fat indigestion.
6, frothy, sour odor is generally more sugar indigestion.
7, bad odor is protein indigestion and intestinal harmful bacteria.
8, the stool can also be directly seen in the parasites or worms are mostly parasites caused.
Summer diarrhea and food pairing related to cold drinks and hot desserts mixed food caused by diarrhea, accounting for the vast majority. Summer likes hot coffee and ice cream “hot and cold eaten together”. The sudden change in temperature can cause varying degrees of damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa, resulting in gastrointestinal distress in mild cases and gastrointestinal bleeding in severe cases. The gastrointestinal tract will be extremely irritated, causing the gastrointestinal tract to absorb food obstacles, the formation of watery stool diarrhea.
How should I prevent it?
1. Pay attention to sanitary conditions and disinfect dishes well.
2. to develop good hygiene habits and to wash hands thoroughly with soap before and after meals.
3.Ensure to drink clean water.
4, do not eat spoiled food, raw fruits and melons should be washed; Special emphasis: functional diarrhea – irritable bowel syndrome (also known as spleen and stomach deficiency cold) irritable bowel syndrome: this refers to a group of chronic or recurrent abdominal pain, bloating, bowel habits and stool trait changes as a clinical syndrome, but the lack of specific morphological, biochemical changes, this disease is a very common gastrointestinal dysfunctional diseases. The organs involved include the esophagus, stomach, bile duct, small and large intestine, anus and rectum, but its main target organ is the intestine.
The prevalence rate in China is about 8.7%, and it is more common in young and middle-aged people. Patients with irritable bowel syndrome account for 25% to 50% of gastroenterology consultations. The onset is mostly associated with abnormal gastrointestinal motility or visceral sensory hypersensitivity. The human intestinal canal is 5 to 6 meters long and coiled in the abdominal cavity. If the bowel movement is too fast, the patient will show a rumbling stomach, more frequent bowel movements and more anal discharge. Visceral sensory hypersensitivity means that some people have a “delicate” gastrointestinal tract, and the slightest peristaltic abnormality in the intestinal tract can easily cause symptoms of discomfort, which means that they are less tolerant. For example, some people drink 10 glasses of beer and their stomachs swell like a ball, but they still say they are not up and can continue to drink a few glasses, these people have low sensitivity of the intestinal tract and can tolerate; some people only drink 1-2 glasses, they say their stomachs swell so much that they cannot drink anymore, these people are highly sensitive. Sensitivity and “allergy” also have a certain relationship, for example, some people drink a certain drink or eat a certain food, immediately feel the stomach rumbling, urgent to go to the toilet. Different patients have different sensitivities to different foods, and they often tell us that they are afraid to eat anything and have a deep experience. For example, some people are prone to diarrhea after drinking something cold, some people are prone to diarrhea after eating shrimp, etc. These sensitivities are also often related to psychological factors such as nervousness and anxiety. For example, some patients have to go to the toilet as soon as they get on the bus, so they are so nervous that they repeatedly go to the toilet before leaving home, but things don’t work out as they should, and they have to look for the toilet again after getting on the bus! Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional disease. These patients do have a hard time with abdominal discomfort or pain, but repeated examinations reveal that there is something wrong with them.
The causes of irritable bowel syndrome.
1, in the early years, people call this kind of disease “gastrointestinal neurosis”, indicating that psychological factors play an important role in it, too much tension, anxiety, etc. is the main cause of abnormal gastrointestinal dynamics.
2, eating too cold, too spicy food: such as ice cream, cold beer, chili, etc..
3, cold in the abdomen.
4, drinking alcohol.
5.Dairy products and soy products.
Classification of irritable bowel syndrome diarrheal type.
Patients with IBS mostly have obvious changes in bowel habits or stool characteristics, with changes in bowel habits appearing as an increase (diarrhea) or decrease (constipation) in the number of bowel movements, or alternating between diarrhea and constipation. Changes in stool characteristics may include paste-like stools, thin watery stools, or dry bulky stools or hard stools. Some patients have strained bowel movements but pass paste-like stools or thin watery stools, interpreting them as constipation; others have frequent bowel movements but pass dry, hard stools, presenting pseudo-diarrhea. The so-called mucus stool is the discharge of stool with a lot of snot-like mucus. Life treatment is especially important to relax and diet regimen, because IBS is a functional disease, even if not treated, will not become any incurable disease, so once the diagnosis is established, should eliminate the fear and relax. Many patients are relieved by the doctor’s explanation after the examination, and the disease is quickly cured without treatment. Some patients can adjust their lifestyle, such as avoiding excessive fat and stimulating foods such as coffee, alcohol, chili peppers, ice cream, cold beer, etc., and regular physical exercise to reduce the reaction to various kinds of stress is sufficient to achieve the purpose of treatment. Daily diet to reduce the intake of gas-producing foods, such as dairy products, soybeans, etc.
Drug treatment
1, abdominal pain, diarrhea is not obvious people do not necessarily need to take medication treatment. If the symptoms are obvious and affect work, life or study, you can take appropriate medications, such as trimebutine maleate 1-2 tablets each time, 3 times a day, pivibromine, 1 to 2 tablets each time, can be taken orally 3 to 4 times a day; or otibuterol 40mg, 3 times a day.
2, microecological agents (such as compound Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum, etc.) can regulate the local internal environment of the intestine and restore the normal immune function of the intestine. Therefore, the use of probiotics to supplement the exogenous bacilli and restore the normal intestinal flora can help improve the symptoms of IBS.
3, for those with spleen and stomach deficiency cold can consider the use of proprietary Chinese medicines: such as Si Shen tablets and Pei Zi Li Zhong Wan.
4, Chinese herbal medicine: Chinese herbal medicine has unique advantages, such as our own development of warming and stomach soup, colitis No. 1 soup, etc. have very good results, of course, can also be dialectical with Chinese herbal formulas decoction on their own.
The best thing to do is to see a psychiatrist if psychotherapy is not effective.
Many people think they do not have a psychological disorder, but the following symptoms can indicate a depressive state or anxiety: complaints of illness but no detectable problems; inability to concentrate or make decisions; memory loss; lack of interest in things they normally enjoy; frequent insomnia or too much sleep; easy fatigue or lack of desire to move; inability to be still or loss of energy; thoughts of death or suicide; depressed or short-tempered; weight or appetite changes; feelings of guilt; feeling that they are Change in weight or appetite; feeling guilty; feeling useless; worrying, feeling that something bad is going to happen; nervousness, easy to cry, trembling; mind full of worries, fidgeting; fear, sudden sense of panic; nervous behavior, apprehension; easy sweating, shortness of breath. You can also consider the application with anti-anxiety drugs: such as Seroquel, Dextran, Doxepin, etc.