Diarrhea but no stomach pain

People will inevitably get sick when they eat whole grains, especially gastrointestinal diseases are more common. In summer, more people suffer from gastrointestinal diseases due to drinking cold drinks and using air conditioning, especially diarrhea. However, many people only have loose stools but no stomach pain when they have diarrhea. Those with more serious symptoms may even have a low fever. So what is going on? How should it be treated?

Symptoms caused by acute gastroenteritis. Acute gastroenteritis is an acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa. The main clinical manifestations are 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. ,

Clinical manifestations

Mild diarrhea caused by acute gastroenteritis is generally in good condition, with less than 10 bowel movements a day, which are yellow or yellow-green in color, with a small amount of mucus or white soap blocks, and not much feces. Sometimes the stool is "egg drop soup-like". Acute gastroenteritis can also cause severe diarrhea, with bowel movements several to dozens of times a day. Large amounts of watery stools, small amounts of mucus, nausea and vomiting, loss of appetite, and sometimes vomiting of coffee-like substances. If hypokalemia occurs, there may be abdominal distension and symptoms of systemic poisoning; such as irregular low or high fever, irritability and then lack of energy, blurred consciousness, and even coma.

treat

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Antimicrobial treatment

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.

Prognosis

If this disease is treated promptly, the prognosis is good.

prevention

Strictly controlling food hygiene is the key to preventing this disease. Maintaining good diet, drinking water hygiene and feces management, and vigorously eliminating flies are fundamental measures to prevent the disease. Keep raw and cooked food separate in the refrigerator, and cook them thoroughly before eating.

Washing hands before meals and after defecation, disinfecting vegetables and fruits before eating raw, and choosing clean and hygienic restaurants when going on vacation are all effective preventive measures that should be taken.