What to do if you have diarrhea all the time

Speaking of diarrhea, I believe most people have experienced it in real life, because there are many reasons that can cause us to have diarrhea symptoms. But in fact, occasional diarrhea is nothing, but if a person has diarrhea for a long time, there is definitely a problem, which must attract people's attention. So, what should you do if you have diarrhea all the time? This is an issue related to people's physical health.

Most people actually want to know about the issues mentioned above, but due to various reasons, most people don’t actually know much about them. If a person keeps having diarrhea, it will inevitably endanger his health. So, in response to this phenomenon, let’s talk in detail about what to do if you have diarrhea all the time.

Symptoms of diarrhea

Diarrhea refers to a change in the original bowel habits. It can be called diarrhea only when the following three conditions are met:

1. The frequency of bowel movements increases significantly

2. The stool becomes thinner, and its shape, color, and odor change. It contains pus, blood, mucus, undigested food, fat, or turns into yellow water, green paste, and has a sour and smelly odor.

3. Symptoms include abdominal pain, prolapse, tenesmus, and burning pain in the anus during bowel movements.

In the "Inner Canon of Medicine", traditional Chinese medicine calls diarrhea "xie". During the Han and Tang dynasties, it was mostly called "xiali". After the Song Dynasty, it was called "xiexie". According to the cause of diarrhea, the site of onset, the characteristics of the onset, the shape of stool, etc., it is divided into: damp diarrhea, fire diarrhea, summer diarrhea, heat diarrhea, food diarrhea, gas diarrhea; stomach diarrhea, small intestine diarrhea, large intestine diarrhea, kidney diarrhea, rectal diarrhea; watery diarrhea, slippery diarrhea, etc. Generally, loose stools are called "diarrhea" and watery stools are called "pox".

The dangers of diarrhea

Diarrhea can cause water and electrolyte imbalance and acid-base balance disorder. Severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and acidosis can cause serious damage to the body and may be life-threatening if not treated in time.

Causes of long-term diarrhea

(1) Improper diet: Eating too much, too oily, or too cold food, frequently changing to new food, or eating spoiled food contaminated with bacteria or toxins can easily cause diarrhea in children. .

(2) Adverse stimulation: Cold, overheating, bad mood, excessive stress or fright can also cause diarrhea.

(3) Allergic diarrhea: Diarrhea caused by eating foods that are prone to cause allergies.

(4) Others: such as nonspecific ulcerative colitis, glycogen diarrhea, etc.

Western medicine treatment

1. Antibiotics: For those who are clearly diagnosed with bacterial infection, antibiotics should be used in a timely manner.

2 Astringent and antidiarrheal drugs: Use sodium subcarbonate, aluminum hydroxide gel or compound camphor tincture for symptomatic treatment.

3. Drugs to relieve intestinal spasms: Use compound phenoxylate, atropine, propantheline or tincture of opium for treatment.

4. Physical therapy: Use field effect therapy device to treat the abdomen. However, bacterial infection needs to be excluded.

5. Hot compress: Placing a hot water bottle on the abdomen can help treat diarrhea.

There are actually many reasons for persistent diarrhea, generally due to improper diet, adverse stimulation, allergic diarrhea, etc.; and the treatment for persistent diarrhea generally uses Western medicine treatment methods, and the most common ones are antibiotics, astringent and antidiarrheal drugs, physical therapy, hot compresses, etc. Therefore, if you accidentally suffer from diarrhea in the future, you might as well try these methods to improve it.