What should I do if the elderly have severe diarrhea

If the elderly often suffer from diarrhea, the harm caused is relatively large. In this case, you must pay attention to the correct treatment. You can use some antidiarrheal agents, mainly for non-infectious diarrhea, or eat apples and pomegranates to achieve the effect of astringency and antidiarrhea.

1. Antidiarrheal agents are generally used for non-infectious diarrhea. If it is infectious, they can be used in appropriate amounts when necessary on the basis of the application of antibacterial drugs. Antidiarrheal agents must never be used alone to avoid leaving the enemy behind.

2. In case of acute diarrhea, you need to rest in bed, fast or eat liquid and easily digestible food, drink plenty of water, and take sugar and salt water orally. The amount of fluid intake should be based on the increase in urine volume and the lighter urine color.

3. Diarrhea caused by bacterial infection can be treated with enema using antibiotics.

4. Relieve intestinal spasms.

Diarrhea brings a lot of inconvenience to the elderly’s daily life and also affects their health. Therefore, it is very important to treat diarrhea, and the symptoms of diarrhea can be relieved through dietary adjustments. Next, let’s take a look at the dietary treatment methods for diarrhea in the elderly.

5. Eat fruits to assist in the treatment of diarrhea

You can eat some fruits as an auxiliary treatment for diarrhea, but not all fruits can be eaten. You can eat apples, pomegranates, etc. if you have diarrhea; you cannot eat pears, watermelons, bananas, etc. if you have diarrhea. If you have diarrhea, take an apple, cut it into small pieces with the skin and core, put it in water and boil it for 3 to 5 minutes. Eat it after it is warm. Take it 2 to 3 times a day, about 30 grams each time. It should be noted that when eating cooked apples, it is not advisable to add sucrose for seasoning, because sucrose may aggravate diarrhea.