Stomach cold

Many people do not understand what gastrointestinal cold is and feel confused. In fact, gastrointestinal cold is some gastrointestinal diseases that cause symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting. Gastrointestinal colds are very common in our daily life. If you catch a cold or eat the wrong food, it can also cause a gastrointestinal cold, so everyone should know more about this disease.

In fact, everyone is familiar with gastrointestinal colds because we often come into contact with them in our daily lives. If you have diarrhea or vomiting because you eat the wrong thing, it means you have a gastrointestinal cold and you should pay attention to it.

Basic Overview

Gastrointestinal cold is a type of cold that manifests as gastrointestinal discomfort, such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

Symptoms

The most common causes of "gastrointestinal cold" are viral infections and allergic reactions to food. After bacteria and viruses implant in the throat and cause inflammation, they will be swallowed into the stomach and intestines along with saliva, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. The symptoms are as follows:

1. Vomiting: Pathogens or other toxic substances enter the stomach, causing the stomach muscles to contract and expel the stomach contents from the body.

2. Diarrhea: It is mainly caused by irritation of the intestines, which leads to a large increase in secretions, affecting the absorption function, causing excessive water in the intestinal cavity, and increased intestinal peristalsis, so the stools discharged are all loose stools.

3. Abdominal pain: Pain is felt because intestinal peristalsis is twice as fast as normal, or the mucosa on the intestinal wall becomes red, swollen and painful due to inflammation. Although the redness and swelling cannot be seen, the pain can be felt.

Causes

Gastrointestinal cold is mainly caused by a virus called "Coxsackie", accompanied by mixed bacterial infection. Gastrointestinal cold is also known as "vomiting upper respiratory tract infection" in medicine. Its main symptoms are: bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, feeling weak, and in severe cases it can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and damage to the immune system. At this time, if antidiarrhea drugs are used for treatment, it will not only fail to alleviate the condition, but will also delay the condition. The main causes of gastrointestinal colds come from external stimuli and other factors, and they occur more frequently when the weather changes from cold to warm. This is due to the irritation of the stomach and intestines by cold air, coupled with abnormal living habits and poor diet. Gastrointestinal cold is different from gastroenteritis. The main difference is that patients with acute gastroenteritis often have a history of unclean food, nausea and vomiting are more severe, and the vomitus often has a pungent odor, but generally have no fever symptoms. Many people often mistakenly treat gastrointestinal cold as acute gastroenteritis at the beginning of its onset.

Preventing gastrointestinal colds is actually very simple: drink plenty of water, preferably not refrigerated drinks, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, eat more easily digestible foods, ensure good air circulation in the room you live in, and avoid crowded public places.

The above is some information about gastrointestinal colds. I believe you will have a better understanding of this disease after reading it. Disease is everywhere in our lives, so we must learn more about it and prevent it so that we can better protect our health. Everyone can prevent stomach colds.