Gastrointestinal dysfunction and diarrhea

Gastrointestinal dysfunction is a very common gastrointestinal disease. There are many causative factors, and mental factors are the main cause. Gastrointestinal dysfunction and diarrhea have a great impact on patients. We cannot simply treat diarrhea. The key is to treat this disease comprehensively. Only in this way can we eliminate the symptoms in the body. Next, let’s look at the treatment methods for gastrointestinal disorders.

Gastrointestinal dysfunction is also known as gastrointestinal neurosis. On the premise of excluding organic lesions, mental factors are the main cause of this disease. For example, emotional tension, anxiety, difficulties in life and work, worries, unexpected misfortunes, etc. can all affect the normal gastrointestinal function and cause gastrointestinal dysfunction.

1. General treatment

The treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction can only be fundamentally adjusted through mental adjustment and behavioral changes. Traditional treatment uses a combination of diet therapy, nutritional support therapy, sedatives, hypnotics, antispasmodics and analgesics. Doctors can use intestinal regulating, stomach regulating and tranquilizing agents, oryzanol, digestive enzymes, vitamin B1, metoclopramide, etc. according to the condition of the disease. For patients with obvious mental symptoms, anti-anxiety or antidepressant drugs are given to relieve psychological barriers. It is important to adopt psychotherapy, whose methods are generally explanation, comfort, guidance, analysis, understanding, positive suggestion and emotional transfer, so that patients can truly understand their condition, actively regulate their emotions, eliminate mental concerns, and increase their confidence in curing the disease.

2. Medication

Regulate nerve function and improve sleep. Depending on the condition of the disease, the following drugs and methods can be used.

(1) Sedatives include chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, chlorpromazine, phenobarbital, meprobamate or oryzanol.

(2) Antispasmodic and analgesic anticholesterol drugs can relax smooth muscles and have antispasmodic and analgesic effects; such as belladonna preparations, atropine, propantheline, etc.

(3) Vitamin B6 can be used for nervous vomiting. If vomiting is severe, give metoprolol, promethazine, morphine, etc. as appropriate.

(4) Constipation caused by intestinal neurosis can be treated with lubricants such as paraffin oil, magnesium oxide, antalol and plant mucus substances. Diarrhea can be treated with compound phenoxylate or 0.25% novocaine enema once a day, or Imodium.