What should I do if I have severe diarrhea and watery stools?

Many people often suffer from diarrhea or watery stools. Generally, the stools are unformed during diarrhea, which is a symptom of gastrointestinal indigestion. In case of severe diarrhea and watery stools, you may try some hemostatics or painkillers to relieve the symptoms, and go to the hospital for active examinations.

Treatment strategy

Before the cause of the disease is determined, painkillers and antidiarrheal drugs should be used with caution to avoid masking symptoms and causing misdiagnosis and delaying the disease.

Drug treatment

1. Mucosal protective agents: dioctahedral montmorillonite, sucralfate, etc. 2. Microecological preparations: such as Bifidobacterium can regulate intestinal flora. 3. Antidiarrheal agents: Select the appropriate antidiarrheal agent according to the specific situation. 4. Others: 654-2, propantheline bromide, atropine, etc. have antispasmodic effects, but should be used with caution in patients with glaucoma, prostatic hypertrophy, and severe inflammatory bowel disease.

Other treatments

Cause treatment: 1. Anti-infection treatment: Select the corresponding antibiotics according to the different causes; 2. Others: For example, patients with lactose intolerance should not use dairy products, and adults with celiac disease should avoid wheat products. Chronic pancreatitis can supplement with a variety of digestive enzymes. In case of drug-related diarrhea, the relevant drug should be discontinued immediately.

Prognosis

This disease requires three parts treatment and seven parts nursing care, and the prognosis is generally good.

Diet care

Daily care

1. Pay attention to the hygiene of diet, water and food. Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash hands before meals and after defecation, wash and scald raw fruits and vegetables, peel the fruit before eating, do not drink raw water, eat more garlic and vinegar when dining out, and dispose of garbage and feces harmlessly; keep tableware hygienic, store raw and cooked food separately, and use separate raw and cooked cutting boards; strengthen fly and mosquito control; strengthen the management of toxic drugs, drugs and pesticides. 2. When refrigerating, cooked food should be protected from light, oxygen and non-re-contaminated to achieve better refrigeration effect. 3. Food is sterilized at high temperature before consumption. 4. Vegetables should be properly stored: keep them fresh, prevent them from rotting, and do not eat rotten vegetables. Leftover cooked food should not be stored at room temperature for a long time before being eaten. Food should be washed thoroughly, and preparation and storage places, utensils and containers should be kept clean. 5. Seafood must be cooked thoroughly, hands must be washed before eating, and tableware must be disinfected. Do not use bitter well water to cook porridge, especially do not store it overnight. 6. Do not eat large amounts of freshly pickled vegetables: Add more salt when pickling vegetables, and pickle them for at least 15 days before eating. Use fresh vegetables when pickling.