Is diarrhea a detoxification?

Diarrhea is a relatively common gastrointestinal disease in real life. Generally, diarrhea is caused by bacterial infection in the intestines due to improper diet or unclean food. Diarrhea can easily lead to loose stools, which is not detoxification of the body. It needs timely treatment. Long-term diarrhea can easily cause intestinal diseases or cause bacterial growth.

Is diarrhea a detoxification?

The laxative ingredients in detoxification are relatively safe, and will only increase the frequency of your bowel movements and make them easier to defecate (the things excreted are digested food). Diarrhea is when you eat something unclean or catch a cold, which produces bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. In addition to some toxins, the things excreted also contain many things that are not fully digested. Once the bacteria exist in the gastrointestinal tract, they will escalate into dysentery, stomach pain, intestinal cramps, etc. In mild cases, you will have diarrhea (watery) several times, and in severe cases, you will become dehydrated and cause other systemic symptoms. Therefore, diarrhea cannot be directly equated with detoxification.

What to do if you have diarrhea?

Drink plenty of water

1. Reasons:

Patients with diarrhea suffer from severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance due to large amounts of bowel movements, so they must replenish a lot of water.

2. Suggestions:

(1) Rehydration salts containing sodium chloride, potassium chloride, glucose and sodium citrate are ideal choices because they can replenish glucose and minerals lost in the body and regulate the balance of potassium, sodium electrolytes, water and acid-base.

(2) Carrot juice, apple juice, watermelon juice, etc. can not only replenish water, but also replenish essential vitamins, and are also good supplements.

Let it be

1. Reasons:

Many people like to use pectin, acidophilus, carob powder, barley, bananas, Swiss yogurt and all kinds of exotic foods to treat diarrhea. These things can restrain the intestines and slow down their peristalsis. But in reality, this only prolongs the time that the source of the problem stays in the body.

2. Suggestions:

What is really needed is to expel the substance that causes diarrhea from the body, and the best way is still to let it excrete naturally.

Eat a light diet

1. Reasons:

Because during diarrhea, your intestines need to rest.

2. Suggestions:

(1) During diarrhea, you should consume light liquid foods, such as chicken soup or other clear liquids.

(2) Once you are sure that the chicken soup is fine, you can gradually add easily digestible foods such as rice, yogurt (containing beneficial bacteria), and lettuce to your diet while your symptoms are improving.