I. Definition of diarrhea.
Diarrhea is defined as the number of bowel movements significantly exceeding the usual habitual frequency, thin feces, increased water, and a daily bowel movement of more than 200g, or containing undigested food or pus and blood or mucus. Diarrhea is often accompanied by a feeling of urgency to defecate, anal discomfort, and incontinence. There are two types of diarrhea: acute and chronic. Acute diarrhea has a rapid onset and lasts for 2 to 3 weeks, while chronic diarrhea refers to a duration of more than two months and is mostly due to anorectal diseases.
Diarrhea has the following three characteristics.
1, the number of stools increased significantly.
2, the stool becomes thin, the form, color, smell change, containing pus and blood, mucus, indigestible food, fat, or become yellow thin water, green thin paste, sour smell.
3, the stool with abdominal pain, falling, urgency, burning pain in the anus and other symptoms.
Second, diarrhea causes.
1, infectious diarrhea: bacteria such as: Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella and other bacteria; viruses such as: rotavirus, norovirus, coxsackievirus, Eko and other viruses contaminated food or drink may occur after diarrhea, with varying degrees of abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, shortness of breath, fever and other symptoms.
2, food poisoning: acute toxic diseases caused by sprouted and moldy food, contaminated water, poisonous mushrooms, etc. Patients show acute gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and fever.
3, indigestion: seasonal change, irregular diet, overeating, diet too cold, abdominal cold, etc. cause abnormal gastrointestinal function and lead to diarrhea. Often not accompanied by fever and other signs of infection.
4, intestinal diseases: intestinal tumors, inflammatory bowel disease, urotoxic enteropathy, collagenous enteritis and other conditions.
5, fat malabsorption: this type of diarrhea stool is pale yellow or gray, greasy paste, odor foul.
6, traveler’s diarrhea: because travelers leave their familiar living environment and go to a completely unfamiliar place, the whole body and sensitive digestive system will react and change accordingly.
If you need to clarify the type of diarrhea, you need to go to the hospital and conduct relevant tests such as colonoscopy, X-ray, ultrasound, biliary tract, pancreatic and small intestine function tests, etc.
Third, the diarrhea of the recuperation
Regardless of the cause of diarrhea, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible to get a clear diagnosis and receive proper treatment. And in the diet need to pay more attention to the conditioning, in order to facilitate the recovery of the disease.
1, adults with mild diarrhea can control the diet, forbid milk, fatty or slaggy food, and give light, easily digestible semi-liquid food such as: rice porridge, broken noodle soup, vegetable porridge, etc.
2, for diarrhea caused by excessive intestinal peristalsis such as: irritable bowel syndrome, allergic enteritis, diarrhea caused by cold, diet should pay attention to avoid the intake of sensitive foods and gas-producing foods, such as dairy products, cabbage, beans, gas-containing drinks, onions, etc.
3, severe diarrhea patients because of more water loss in the body, it is appropriate to increase the intake of liquid diet, such as lotus root powder, vegetable juice, fruit juice, egg soup, soft noodles and thin porridge. These liquid diets are easy to digest and absorb and contain a lot of electrolytes needed by the body.
Chronic diarrhea is recommended dietary therapy, to provide you with a few small test recipes or recipes for your reference
1, pork belly yam porridge: pork belly, rice, yam each appropriate amount. Pork belly washed and sliced, and rice, yam porridge together, add salt, ginger seasoning to serve.
2, yellow beef soup: yellow beef, seasoned by ginger, salt, boil the right amount of soup often served.
3, adzuki beans: adzuki beans in the right amount, boil until it will be cooked, add 2 quail eggs, then cooked, eat eggs and drink soup. Take 1 time in the morning and 1 time in the evening.
4, quail: quail 1, remove the hair and viscera wash, adzuki beans 50g, a few slices of ginger, cooked and eat.
5, tofu: tofu appropriate amount, vinegar fried through consumption.
6, glutinous rice, yam and lotus meat porridge: glutinous rice 100 grams, lotus meat 30 grams, 30 grams of Chinese yam powder, 10 jujubes washed and put in a pot, add the right amount of water to boil, and then simmer over moderate heat until the porridge, and then into the yam powder and stir, cook for a few moments to eat.
7, lotus seeds japonica rice porridge: 50 grams of heartless lotus seeds, first cooked to half-cooked, then cooked with japonica rice into porridge, add sugar to taste.
8, yam rice: 250 grams of yam, 120 grams of lotus seeds, 120 grams of gravy ground into a fine powder. Take 3 spoonfuls at a time and add them to rice to make rice for consumption in portions.
9, eight glutinous rice: 500 grams of glutinous rice, 30 grams of barley, 50 grams of white lentils, 50 grams of lotus seeds washed and steamed in a cage, take a large bowl, smear 10 grams of lard in the bowl, then discharge 20 grams of plums, 20 jujubes, 30 grams of cinnamon meat, 30 grams of walnuts, lotus seeds, add glutinous rice, steam in a cage for 30 minutes, take it out and turn it over in a large plate, then lard and sugar dissolved and poured over the rice. Pour the rice on top.