Stomach cramps and diarrhea

If you have stomach cramps and diarrhea, it is very likely a symptom caused by a disease called gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis has a great impact on patients. Whether it is chronic gastroenteritis or acute gastroenteritis, it will greatly affect the patient's absorption of nutrients. Below, we will introduce you to the relevant knowledge about gastroenteritis in detail!

1. Symptoms of gastroenteritis

1. Gastrointestinal symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc.

2. Systemic symptoms: Generally, systemic symptoms are mild but severe. There are symptoms such as fever, dehydration, acidosis, shock, and there may also be acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Although it is not common, it can still cause great harm to the body.

3. Physical signs: There may be no physical signs in early or mild cases. During physical examination, there is mild tenderness in the upper abdomen or around the umbilicus, and bowel sounds are often significantly hyperactive.

4. Gastrointestinal diseases can cause serious harm to the body. If not treated, they can cause severe diarrhea, high fever, and even be life-threatening. There is also a risk of intestinal perforation and intestinal stenosis. Early treatment can help you recover your health as soon as possible.

5. Patients should eliminate the cause of the disease, rest in bed, stop all diets and medications that irritate the stomach, eat light and easily digestible food, pay attention to rest, maintain a positive mood, and at the same time, actively receive treatment.

2. Hazards of Gastroenteritis

Severe gastroenteritis is most harmful to newborns under 18 months old. Frequent diarrhea can cause dehydration and loss of certain vital salts, which can disrupt the physiological and chemical balance and, if not stopped, may cause the patient to go into shock. For healthy people, vomiting and diarrhea a few times are just like catching a cold and will not have much adverse effects. But if vomiting and diarrhea are accompanied by severe, persistent abdominal pain (not just occasional cramps), these symptoms may be caused by another abdominal disease such as appendicitis.

If gastroenteritis is not treated promptly, it will be detrimental to your health and may cause severe dehydration, pain and infection, weight loss, fatigue, bowel sounds, insomnia, nightmares, fear of cold, and in severe cases, fever, rapid heartbeat, as well as weakness, anemia, electrolyte imbalance and nutritional disorders. Therefore, if you have gastroenteritis, you must go to a professional gastroenterology hospital for treatment. It is believed that if the patient is not diagnosed and treated in time, it is likely to develop other gastrointestinal diseases or even cancer.

3. Daily care of gastroenteritis

1. Relax your mind, eliminate worries, pay attention to your daily routine and ensure adequate sleep. It can increase exercise appropriately, strengthen physical fitness, and regulate and accelerate the recovery of gastrointestinal nerve function.

2. Eat less gas-producing foods and sweets. When flatulence and bowel sounds are too strong, you should eat less sucrose and foods that are easy to produce gas and ferment, such as soybeans, sweet potatoes, white radish, pumpkin, soybeans, etc.

3. Pay attention to food hygiene. Do not eat raw, cold, hard or spoiled food, and avoid drinking alcohol and spicy or irritating condiments.

4. Pay attention to diet adjustment. The diet should be low in fat and fiber. Foods that are too oily or contain too much fat are not only difficult to digest, but their laxative effect can also aggravate diarrhea symptoms. The main cooking methods are steaming, boiling, stewing and braising; in the daily diet, choose more easily digestible high-quality protein foods, such as fish, eggs, soy products, vitamin-rich green leafy vegetables, fresh fruit juice and vegetable juice, etc. People with poor digestion and absorption functions should adopt easily digestible food and should not eat too much at one time.