Symptoms of dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis

The stomach is one of the organs in the body that is in direct contact with the outside world. Its surface is covered with mucous membrane. Due to different personal constitutions, eating some highly irritating foods can easily cause acute gastroenteritis, which causes unbearable pain and has a great impact on the patient's life. Acute gastroenteritis is known for its suddenness and intense symptoms. It is also a high-incidence disease. The following editor will explain the situation of acute gastroenteritis in detail.

Overview

Acute gastroenteritis is an acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa, with the main clinical manifestations being nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, etc. This disease is common in summer and autumn, and is mostly caused by improper diet, overeating, or eating raw, cold, rotten, dirty and unclean food.

Causes

Infections caused by bacteria and toxins

The most common infections are Salmonella and halophilic bacteria (Vibrio parahaemolyticus), the most common toxin is Staphylococcus aureus, and viruses can also be seen. There are often cases of collective outbreaks or multiple outbreaks in families. The disease can be caused by eating contaminated poultry, livestock meat, or fish; eating seafood such as crabs and snails where halophilic bacteria grow; or eating leftovers or rice contaminated by Staphylococcus aureus.

Physical and chemical factors

Eating raw or cold food or certain medicines such as salicylates, sulfonamides, certain antibiotics, etc.; or accidentally ingesting strong acids, strong alkalis and pesticides can all cause this disease.

treat

General treatment

Rest in bed as much as possible. If the condition is mild, take glucose-electrolyte solution orally to replenish the loss of body fluids. If vomiting persists or dehydration is obvious, intravenous supplementation of 5%-10% glucose saline and other relevant electrolytes is required. Encourage intake of light liquids or semi-liquid foods to prevent dehydration or treat mild dehydration.

Symptomatic treatment

If necessary, antiemetics and antispasmodics can be injected, such as belladonna, 3 times a day. Antidiarrheal drugs: such as Smecta, 2 to 3 times a day.

Antimicrobial therapy

The role of antibiotics in the treatment of this disease is controversial. For infectious diarrhea, targeted antibiotics can be appropriately selected. But abuse should be prevented.