Why do I always have diarrhea?

In daily life, diarrhea is a very common gastrointestinal disease for many people. Diarrhea will not only affect normal life, but also may easily lead to some complications, which is very harmful to the health of the body. There are many reasons for chronic diarrhea. Generally, people with gastrointestinal diseases or viral infections will suffer from diarrhea. Problems with the food they usually eat can also easily lead to diarrhea.

Why do I always have diarrhea?

1. Bacterial infection: People may develop enteritis or bacillary dysentery after eating food contaminated by bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, or drinking beverages contaminated by bacteria, and will experience varying degrees of abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, tenesmus, fever and other symptoms.

2. Viral infection: The human body is prone to viral diarrhea after being infected with various viruses through food or other means. For example, after being infected with rotavirus, Norwalk virus, Coxsackie virus, Echo virus and other viruses, symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fever and general discomfort may occur.

3. Food poisoning: It is an acute toxic disease caused by eating food contaminated by bacteria and their toxins, or eating uncooked lentils. Spoiled food and contaminated water are the main sources of infection, while unclean hands, tableware and infected flies are the main routes of transmission. Its characteristics are: patients experience acute gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever.

4. Eating cold food: In summer, many people like to eat cold food and drink cold beer, which can result in gastrointestinal dysfunction, accelerated intestinal motility, and diarrhea.

5. Indigestion: Irregular eating habits, overeating, eating indigestible food, or food retention in the stomach due to insufficient gastric motility in summer can cause symptoms such as abdominal distension, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, acid reflux, heartburn, and belching (hiccups).

6. Catching a cold: Diarrhea In the hot summer, people like to stay in the air-conditioned room or sleep with the air conditioner on. The abdomen can easily get cold, which increases intestinal motility and leads to diarrhea.

7. Intestinal infectious diseases: ① Chronic amoebic dysentery; ② Chronic bacterial diseases; ③ Intestinal tuberculosis; ④ Giardiasis, schistosomiasis; ⑤ Intestinal candidiasis.

8. Non-infectious intestinal inflammation: ① Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis); ② Radiation enteritis; ③ Ischemic colitis; ④ Diverticulitis; ⑤ Uremic enteritis.

9. Tumors: ① Colorectal cancer; ② Colon adenoma (polyp); ③ Malignant lymphoma of the small intestine; ④ Amine precursor uptake decarboxylation cell tumor, gastrinoma, carcinoid, intestinal vasoactive intestinal polypeptide tumor, etc.

10. Small intestinal malabsorption: ① Primary small intestinal malabsorption; ② Secondary small intestinal malabsorption.

What can't you eat if you have diarrhea?

Do not eat coarse grains if you have diarrhea: sweet potatoes, corn, sorghum, wheat, etc. are all coarse grains. Most whole grains are difficult for the human body to digest. Eating whole grains when you have diarrhea will undoubtedly increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, and will not achieve the purpose of neutralizing loose stools.

Do not eat high-fiber vegetables or fruits when you have diarrhea: Vegetables with high fiber and residue are also not good for human digestion (vegetable fiber cannot be absorbed at all), so you should eat less of them when you have diarrhea. Typical vegetables of this type include bamboo shoots, celery, spinach, fungus, shiitake mushrooms, seaweed, pumpkin, etc.

Do not eat greasy and spicy food when you have diarrhea: Greasy and spicy food is one of the causes of diarrhea, so of course you cannot eat it when you have diarrhea, otherwise it will aggravate the recurrence of symptoms. Similar things include barbecue, spicy hot pot, etc.

Don’t eat milk or seafood if you have diarrhea: these two things are indeed factors that cause diarrhea for some people. Such symptoms are likely to be allergic enteritis, and you should check for allergens, such as milk or seafood. If you pay attention to not eating or eating less of the food that causes allergies, you can reduce the diarrhea symptoms caused by allergic enteritis.

Now is the peak period for diarrhea. Everyone must solve the problem of diarrhea in a targeted manner. Only in this way can you stay away from the trouble of diarrhea and give yourself a healthier body. Especially for those families with children, they should pay more attention to whether the children have diarrhea and provide targeted treatment, so as to reduce the harm of diarrhea to the body.