White substance in stool

There are many reasons for white material in the stool, under normal circumstances it may just be food residue, if it is due to pathological factors, it may be bacterial dysentery, pseudomembranous enteritis, pinworm parasitism, etc. Common causes and treatment 1, food residues: first consider whether the recent consumption of large amounts of white starchy food, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., it may lead to white material in the stool. If the food is affected do not need to care too much, to eat the food completely digested and discharged, the color of the stool will return to normal, do not need treatment; 2, bacterial dysentery: is caused by Shigella infection of the intestinal tract infections, clinical fever, diarrhea, urgency, mucus pus and blood stool, etc. as a feature, the white material in the stool may be mucus. It is necessary to give symptomatic treatment such as cooling, rehydration, pain relief, etc. Toxic bacillary dysentery should be controlled by high fever, anti-shock, prevention of cerebral edema and respiratory failure; 3, pseudomembranous enteritis: is a kind of acute mucosal necrotizing inflammation caused by the widespread use of antibiotics, diarrhea is the main symptom, some patients can discharge plaque pseudomembrane, that is, white material in the stool. The appearance of the disease should immediately discontinue the original antibiotics and strengthen supportive therapy to restore intestinal flora and relieve symptoms; 4. Pinworm parasitism: when pinworms reside in the intestines of children and are excreted with feces, white material is also seen. You can take albendazole and mebendazole internally for deworming treatment, or apply pinworm cream externally around the anus. If a white substance is found in the stool, it is important to adjust the diet and conduct active examinations, as well as to improve personal hygiene, especially for children living in groups, and to clean hands carefully before and after meals.