Vomiting and diarrhea without fever than to treat. Causes and treatment of frequent diarrhea in an adult

The date: 04.03.2020

For many viral diseases fever and diarrhea are characteristic, but sometimes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weakness appear without fever.

Possible reasons

The choice of treatment depends entirely on the factor influencing the onset of symptoms.

The most common cause of diarrhea without fever in adults and children. It is the result of eating expired shelf life or improper storage conditions. Symptoms of poisoning appear within 1-3 days and for each person they pass individually. Some people vomit and have diarrhea without fever. Others develop fever and fever.

If such symptoms occur, then the patient needs to increase the amount of water in daily diet and exclude the spoiled product from the meal.

Stress, neurotic state

The occurrence of loose stools against the background of general weakness may indicate nervous excitement or a stressful state of the body. As a rule, this is accompanied by a headache.

In this case, a person may not feel any signs of fear or anxiety. The body, reacting in this way, copes with the load on the nervous system. If this condition occurs frequently, then this is a reason to see a doctor.

Symptoms of this disease are also diarrhea, vomiting. In some cases, there is no fever. The condition is accompanied by a sore throat, weakness, runny nose and lack of appetite. This disease must be treated only by a doctor, as it is easily transmitted by airborne droplets.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

If diarrhea without fever lasts more than 5 days, then this indicates possible problems with the intestines. It could be:

Pancreatitis, which also causes pain in the abdomen and a feeling of nausea that does not go away.
Gastric ulcer, gastritis. Additional symptoms: bloating, heartburn, high or low blood pressure.
Enterocolitis, in which mucus and traces of blood may be present in the stool.
Gastroduodenitis. Accompanied by an unpleasant aftertaste in the mouth, decreased appetite and a feeling of fullness in the stomach.

If all the symptoms of the disease do not disappear within 3 days, then it is urgent to consult a gastroenterologist.

Dysbacteriosis

Long-term use of drugs can also cause diarrhea and vomiting. Most often they occur after a course of antibiotics, immunostimulating agents, or with self-incorrect selection of tablets.

The joint use of two or more drugs can also cause dysbacteriosis. In this case, it is necessary to consult a doctor who will prescribe the normalization of the intestinal microflora.

Other reasons

Also, the reason for diarrhea without fever can be:

If the symptoms last for a short time, then the specialist prescribes general analysis urine, blood and feces. If you experience abdominal pain, heartburn and other signs of illness gastrointestinal tract additional studies are assigned:

X-ray diagnostics;
intestinal colonoscopy;
sigmoidoscopy;
analysis of liver and pancreas enzymes.

A complex of studies will reveal a disease at the first stage (for example, a cancerous tumor) or an exacerbation of a chronic disease.

When to Call for Emergency Help

Poisoning can be mild, which can be dealt with at home, and severe, and it will take urgent help doctor.

It is necessary to call an ambulance if the patient has the following symptoms:

The presence of even one of these signs causes an ambulance to be called. Before her arrival, it is necessary to wash the patient's stomach and provoke an attack of vomiting. He also needs to be given plenty of water and rest.

Treatment

At the first signs of disease, it is necessary to increase the amount of water in the daily diet and switch to light diet. It is forbidden to eat spicy, heavy, fatty foods, coffee and cocoa. Be sure to replace the bread with rye crackers. The diet should include cereals and vegetables boiled in water, as well as jelly and compotes.

On the first day, it is better not to eat, you can limit yourself to weak sweet tea and crackers.

If the cause of diarrhea is poisoning, it can be treated with:

Activated charcoal.
Smecta.
Enterosgel.
Polysorb.
Atoxyl.

These drugs are suitable for both adults and children.

If treatment does not help for several days, you should contact a gastroenterologist who will prescribe a course of medications that restore the intestinal microflora.

Stomach upset, bowel problems - this can happen to anyone at any time. No one is immune from the manifestations of diarrhea and vomiting, which are the first to signal the onset of the disease process. Sometimes these symptoms are accompanied by fever, but most often the body temperature remains at normal level but the patient's condition is very poor. It is impossible to exist normally, to work, to communicate. A person becomes irritable, because the painful and unpleasant sensations experienced are quite strong and bring negativity.

It is not customary to consult a doctor in the presence of nausea and diarrhea. Most patients believe that everything "will pass by itself." And this is true, but only if there is a slight food poisoning. In this case, the body only needs a little help to cleanse itself of toxins, and it can restore its work. But the cause of diarrhea and vomiting can be not only food poisoning, although it is in the first place in an extensive list of causes.

Important! Any poisoning or infection that can also cause diarrhea must be treated. And, in order not to harm the body with the consequences, it is necessary to recover after each case to the end, completely getting rid of the virus and cleansing the body of microbes. Otherwise, a latent infection will undermine the internal organs until it leads to their chronic disease.

Even if the symptoms of diarrhea disappear on their own, after a few days of torment, they will not pass without a trace. You will be left with irritation of the internal mucous membranes and the esophagus, intoxication, weakness, dehydration, and perhaps an infection that caused an attack of diarrhea will lurk in the body in order to manifest itself again later.

Therefore, even if it seems to you that diarrhea and nausea are disappearing, and you are able to get rid of this trouble without medication, it is better not to rely on the endurance of your body (whose strength is not unlimited), but help it. Fortunately, today there are enough means to get rid of diarrhea without a trace, no matter what it was caused by.

What does diarrhea indicate?

First of all, it is worth noting that diarrhea, as well as the state of nausea, the urge to vomit and, in fact, vomiting is not a disease, but only symptoms. Thus, the body draws attention to itself, warning that something has happened that requires intervention.

Food poisoning

Doctors call food poisoning the first and most massive cause. The patient has consumed a product or drink that has passed its expiration date and poisoned the body harmful bacteria propagated in this product. It may turn out that the issue is not the expiration date - the product itself was bad (high content of toxins, conditionally edible mushroom, poisonous berry, etc.). Another possibility of food poisoning is poor-quality cooking. The product can also be simply dirty, if you do not wash the fruit properly, then it will be eaten along with all the microbes present on its surface.

By the way. And one more, not the least important reason - abuse, such as alcohol. This is also food poisoning, although the alcohol-containing drink itself is not dangerous (unless it is sour, fermented wine), but in doses exceeding the body's capabilities, it will definitely poison it.

Rotavirus

This diagnosis is also voiced as intestinal flu. It is caused by rotavirus and, accordingly, is transmitted easily through the air. The temperature may well be present at the same time, even quite high, but also the intestinal flu can pass absolutely without temperature, but with violent vomiting and complete indigestion.

By the way. Intestinal flu is a disease so dangerous and leaves such severe consequences for the body that it is most often treated in a hospital.

It's hard to believe, but it happens much more often than many people think, almost as often as food poisoning. Everything happens due to the fact that citizens at all times have loved and love to self-medicate. Why go to the doctor when you can buy a drug without a prescription, take it and get cured without the hassle. As a result of the uncontrolled use of drugs, violation of dosages and the use of erroneous drugs, drug poisoning occurs, which causes the same symptoms as food poisoning.

Advice. Nausea and diarrhea, indicating a violation of the gastrointestinal functions, are only the first manifestations of drug poisoning. Therefore, if you feel this kind of ailment after taking any medications unauthorized by your doctor, be sure to go for medical help or call your doctor at home.

Here, in terms of complexity and hazard class, chemical poisoning, including household ones, can also be attributed.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

A whole list of diseases that occur in the gastrointestinal tract have exactly the same symptoms as food or other poisoning. In any case, the patient experiences vomiting and diarrhea along with other symptoms associated with these diseases.

Table. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract that cause diarrhea and vomiting.

Disease	Additional symptoms
	In addition to constant nausea and upset stools, there is heartburn, pain in the stomach, changes in pressure and general feeling weaknesses.
	With this disease, vomiting and pain surrounding the lower part of the body are added.
	Gives a feeling of heaviness throughout the abdomen, pain radiating into it upper part, heartburn and general weakness.
	There is a constant strong weakness, and also in the liquefied stool one can observe abundant mucous impurities or blood.
	Pain in the lower part of the body, bloating of the gastrointestinal tract, food is not absorbed, not digested.

By the way. In some people, inflammation of the intestines or stomach, which is the body's response to stress, can cause reactions such as diarrhea and vomiting. That is, diarrhea accompanied by nausea may be the result of unrest or nervous shock.

What to do for diarrhea and nausea

It is important, as soon as a person discovers this condition in himself, to immediately orient himself and, without waiting for a more vivid manifestation of symptoms (or in the hope that “it will pass by itself”), try to cleanse the body of toxic substances with which he thus begins to fight.

Of course, in case of diarrhea and feeling of nausea, you should consult a doctor. But while the called medical aid is on its way (if there is acute poisoning or the patient knows that the cause is drugs, berries, mushrooms, plants, chemicals and other poisons), or you yourself go to the clinic, rinse your stomach.

First aid stomach

Gastric lavage is a procedure that an adult can do on his own at home. Especially if, with existing diarrhea and probable food or other poisoning, nausea is present, but the patient does not vomit.

To do this, you will need a large amount of water, one of the following components:

salt;
potassium permanganate;
soda.

Water is taken in an amount of at least five liters, strictly at room temperature. A solution is made from it, using one of the above means. Salt is prepared in the proportion of two tablespoons for the entire volume of water. Soda - the same. Regarding potassium permanganate, it is difficult to dose in grams or spoons, but a certain amount of crystals is enough for the solution to acquire a light pink, not saturated color. All crystals, especially manganese, must be thoroughly stirred until dissolved, so as not to cause burns to the mucous membrane.
The patient must be positioned so that the head is below the level of the body - this will prevent the penetration of recurrent vomit products into the respiratory tract.
Then the patient is given the first portion of the solution in the amount of half a liter.
Immediately after this, if spontaneous vomiting does not begin within five minutes, it should be caused by pressing a spoon on the base of the tongue.
The process is repeated until the water expelled by the patient from the stomach is clear.

Measures against dehydration

You still, despite all the warnings about the need for medical attention, decided to ignore them and deal with diarrhea on your own. You have emptied your stomach, detoxed it as much as possible, and now you are wondering what medicines you can take for diarrhea.

Important! Before sending relatives to a pharmacy or getting a home first-aid kit, please note that if diarrhea with nausea or vomiting, even in the absence of fever, lasts more than three days, you should definitely go to the doctor.

Before starting treatment for the manifestations of diarrhea, care must be taken to ensure that the body is restored water balance. It is seriously disturbed by both diarrhea and the process of the outcome of vomit. Both take the water it needs from the body. Therefore, when diarrhea begins, it is necessary to immediately take measures against dehydration, which will certainly come, and much sooner than you think.

Advice. Plentiful drink should be taken every twenty minutes small doses, somewhere around 150 ml. It could be water or tea herbal decoction or berry juice, dried fruit compote.

Reception of enterosorbents

The next step to get rid of vomiting and diarrhea and their consequences is enterosorbents. This is a large group medicinal substances, which contain active ingredients that have the ability to absorb and deactivate toxic substances when they enter the gastrointestinal tract, being excreted along with them during defecation. There are enterosorbents natural and created in medical laboratories.

Table. Enterosorbents and their characteristics.

A drug	Description
	The drug is the most popular and commonly used, in addition, its price is low, which also contributes to its demand. For food, poisoning with drugs, gases, poisons, accompanied by diarrhea, charcoal is given in the amount of a tablet per 10 kg of the patient's weight. The drug belongs to the class of non-toxic, but its minus is that if you take it for more than a week, it has mechanical irritation on the intestinal mucosa. Also, unlike more modern forms sorbents, coal does not have a destructive effect on the pathogenic flora of the intestine.
"Enterosgel"	Its antitoxic effect is much higher than that of activated carbon. It also regenerates the irritated mucosa and deactivates the pathogenic flora, removing, together with the feces, all decay substances. Even with long-term use, the drug is effective. It creates an environment for the formation of beneficial intestinal flora. A medicine is taken to eliminate the consequences of all types of poisoning, including alcohol.
	Another drug whose name has become a household name for people who often suffer from diarrhea. The drug is effective and versatile. It is able to stop diarrhea quickly, including those that have arisen on a nervous basis (diarrhea "traveler"). The drug is effective when combined with diarrhea and vomiting. It is important that smecta is not drunk simultaneously with other medications. also, you should not continue a continuous course of treatment with smecta for more than a week.
"Neosmectin"	Has an innovative structure. Without affecting intestinal motility, it successfully inactivates toxins and absorbs excess fluid that accumulates during diarrhea in digestive tract. Reception longer than a week is not recommended.
"Polysorb"	This drug will also help eliminate diarrhea quickly. This is a safe enterosorbent, which acts several tens of times more efficiently than activated carbon, which is familiar to many. The drug eliminates not only the symptom, but also the cause of diarrhea, if it lies in poisoning with food or other toxins.
	This is a natural sorbent, which is extracted from coniferous trees. For any manifestations of diarrhea resulting from food or chemical poisoning, you can take the drug for a short time, because long-term use negatively affects the mucous membrane and can cause constipation. Already existing ulcers and inflammation of the mucosa are a contraindication to its use.

In addition to drugs, enterosorbents are found in many foods that we eat. These are fruits and algae (pectin), bran and vegetables containing coarse dietary fiber. Any cleansing of the body with sorbents, both natural and synthesized, must be carried out under the supervision and on the recommendation of a doctor.

Taking probiotics

In order to reanimate the intestines and normalize its work, after cleaning and removing toxins, drugs are needed that can restore the microflora. These drugs are probiotics.

They are made from living microorganisms (beneficial microbes), which, populating the human body, form colonies that actively resist pathogenic microorganisms (harmful microbes). In the case of curing diarrhea, the ability of probiotics to modify metabolic processes inside the intestine is important.

Table. Probiotic preparations and their characteristics.

Name	Properties
"Bifidumbacterin"	It contains dry, but capable of activity, bifidobacteria, which are introduced into the intestinal flora. Dosage form may be different, from capsules to powders. This drug is not recommended to be taken simultaneously with antibiotics and washed down / diluted with hot water.
"Lactobacterin"	Here the role of bifidobacteria is played by lactobacilli. They quickly and effectively restore the intestinal microflora and, after diarrhea, normalize the digestive and defecation process. The drug is not prescribed for lactose intolerance and patients diagnosed with candidiasis.
	A very popular antidiarrheal agent that can almost instantly normalize the intestinal microflora. It combines lacto-, bifidobacteria and enterococci. It is forbidden to take the drug with alcohol and seize hot food or drink hot drinks.
"Hilak Forte"	Here pathogenic microbes are destroyed by biologically synthesized lactic acid. The drug grows beneficial bacteria, improving gastric and intestinal secretion. It can be accepted long time with chronic diarrhea.

Fermented preparations

This group of medicinal substances contains special enzymes that slow down peristalsis and thereby normalize the stool. Preparations of this group are prescribed exclusively by a doctor.

Table. Medications that slow down peristalsis.

A drug	Description
"Imodium"	It contains loperamide, which blocks opioid receptors. This reduces the frequency of undulating contractions of the walls of the rectum and eliminates non-infectious diarrhea.
"Loperamide"	The drug with the same name active substance, in addition to reducing intestinal motility, it normalizes the tone of the anal sphincter weakened by diarrhea.
"Enterobene"	Symptomatic drug with the same active ingredient as the previous two. Holds fecal masses, thickens them and helps the patient less likely to feel the urge to defecate. The medicine has a number of significant contraindications, including children's age, pregnancy and infectious diseases GIT.
"Ftalazol"	This sulfa drug is also indicated for infectious diarrhoea. It successfully suppresses the spread of pathogenic microflora in the intestines and eliminates diarrhea within 2-3 days. The remedy has side effects and contraindications. It should not be taken without a medical prescription.

As for antibiotics prescribed for diarrhea, their use is advisable only if the disease is of an infectious nature. Along with taking antibiotics, be sure to take probiotics. And all this is done strictly on the advice of a doctor.

Folk methods

Traditional medicine can also help official drug therapy in the treatment of diarrhea. The process includes the use of herbal medicines in the form of decoctions, infusions, herbal teas.

are filled with water and boiled for about a quarter of an hour over low heat. A tablespoon of raw materials is consumed per half liter of water. This decoction is drunk throughout the entire process of healing from diarrhea, 170 ml per day.
soaked in warm water. 200 g per liter is enough. The water should not be hot. After 20 minutes, the mass can be squeezed out, and the remaining infusion can be drunk within 12 hours in portions of 200 ml.
for the treatment of diarrhea, it can be infused with vodka, but it is safer (since not everyone can take alcohol tinctures) to prepare a water decoction. One teaspoon of raw materials is brewed with a glass of liquid. The received medicine is taken during the day.
Herb tea prepared from the collection of stems and leaves of sage and lime blossom. You can add some dried raspberries to them. Drink a glass of tea several times a day, each time brewing a fresh drink.
Rice congee, perhaps the most popular and well-known remedy. To prepare it, a glass of rice cereal is poured with water in a double volume. All this is boiled for several minutes, and then the liquid is drained and taken half a glass every 3-4 hours.
has the same effect as walnut partitions. It helps very well with diarrheal exacerbation, because it is the strongest of herbal remedies. A pinch of pharmaceutical raw materials is poured with water, in a volume of about 250 ml. Everything boils for 7-8 minutes. Reception is carried out by tablespoons - two to four times a day.
Decoction of St. John's wort

Diet

And, of course, effective disposal of diarrhea is impossible without changing the diet and introducing special diet. First of all, it is worth noting that at the time of the onset of diarrhea, accompanied by vomiting, there is nothing at all. This is strictly forbidden until the stomach is completely cleared. Usually this process takes about a day, depending on the origin of diarrhea and the degree of intoxication of the body. During these days, only liquids are allowed.

Then you can gradually introduce the following products, which should be divided into small portions:

baked apples;
applesauce;
bananas;
natural yogurt;
boiled chicken and beef;
boiled fish;
cereals boiled in water;
eggs (except for the method of preparation - scrambled eggs);
any boiled vegetables, except beets, including soups;

It is also obligatory to use black tea, herbal tea, decoctions of dried fruits (except dried apricots and prunes), lingonberry and cranberry compotes, fruit drinks, kissels.

Important! At the time of recovery of the body after suffering diarrhea, you can salt the dishes well. Salt helps prevent dehydration by retaining fluid in the body.

To refrain, until complete recovery, it is necessary from the following products:

milk and everything that is made from it;
nuts and legumes;
fresh bread;
confectionery;
sweets;
coffee;
raw vegetables;
raw fruits;
carbonated drinks.

Also, you can not use smoked meats, spices and marinades that irritate the stomach. Food should not be fried, but must be boiled or cooked with a double boiler.

The diet should not be abandoned immediately after the diarrhea stops, but should be observed for another two weeks so that the work of the stomach and intestines finally returns to normal.

Diarrhea is not a disease. Nausea and upset stool are not diseases. But these are symptoms of many diseases, and not just poisoning with stale food, as many believe. When diarrhea begins, if your stool is broken, you feel sick, and your general well-being is not at its best. high level, even in the absence of high temperatures, take steps to help your body normalize the digestive process. The digestive system is one of the most important human organs, the level of his health depends on the good work of which.

Video - Treatment of diarrhea

Diarrhea or diarrhoea, is a bowel disorder that causes frequent bowel movements.

The stool with diarrhea is distinguished by watery masses of feces of a liquid or semi-liquid consistency. In adults, diarrhea is not considered an independent pathology, but a sign that the gastrointestinal tract has failed and the stomach is not working properly. An upset stomach poses a dangerous threat to people, which leads to serious consequences.

Consider how to treat diarrhea at home, as well as what drugs are used for adult diarrhea.

Causes of diarrhea

The main causes of loose stools in adults:

intolerance to certain foods (allergic reactions, hypolactasia);
indigestion after a hearty meal with "heavy" dishes;
mild food poisoning;
stressful condition (excitement, fear, fear, in which diarrhea is the result of the release of hormones);
taking certain medications (laxatives, antacids, antiarrhythmic drugs, anticoagulants, synthetic sweeteners);
traveler's diarrhea (associated with change climatic conditions and diet).

Such diarrhea usually resolves in 3-4 days, and the sick person is likely to be able to associate the onset of diarrhea with previous events. However, the causes of diarrhea in an adult can be more serious:

inflammatory diseases of the digestive system (gastritis, hepatitis, UC (nonspecific ulcerative colitis), ulcers);
infection with bacteria, viruses, protozoa (dysentery, salmonellosis, intestinal flu);
diseases of the gastrointestinal tract of unclear etiology (Crohn's disease);
functional insufficiency of organs (deficiency of certain enzymes);
toxic damage (poisoning with lead, mercury).

In such cases, it is not enough to simply stop the diarrhea: a diagnosis must be made and qualified treatment often in stationary conditions. As for the clinical manifestations of diarrhea, they may be mild. This applies to ordinary indigestion, when, in addition to loose stools, spastic pains in the abdomen and dyspeptic symptoms (seething, bloating, strong accumulation of gases in the intestines) can be observed.

Clinical features of diarrhea in the presence of AII (acute intestinal infections)

As a result of exposure to various pathogens, the functioning of the digestive organs is disrupted. In the winter period of the year, AII becomes the result of exposure to viruses on the body, and in the summer - bacteria. Digestive disorders occur both due to the penetration of microbes into the intestinal mucosa, and due to the production of toxic agents by them.

Diarrhea caused by AII, such as salmonellosis or invasive bacilli, can last for quite a long time. In some cases, this condition can even threaten the life of the patient.

There are two main types of diarrhea in the presence of AII:

With an admixture of blood. This type of diarrhea occurs due to bacteria entering the intestinal mucosa that affect it. Often occurs with the development of diseases such as salmonellosis and dysentery;
Watery. This type of diarrhea is typical for AII, which are caused by the ingestion of bacteria and viruses that can release toxic substances, such as Vibrio cholerae, into the body. As a result, the intestinal mucosa, which has been destroyed by pathogens, begins to release water and salts, which then enter the stool.

In the presence of AII, as a rule, diarrhea is observed, which is in the acute stage. With the development of certain diseases, such as dysentery, diarrhea can become chronic.

In what cases you need to urgently consult a doctor:

if severe diarrhea does not stop for more than 4 days;
when watery diarrhea is accompanied by high fever;
if the feces are dark in color and have a tar-like consistency;
when persistent diarrhea contains mucus or blood;
if severe watery diarrhea occurs more than 15 times a day;
when body temperature is below 36.6;
if the stomach hurts a lot;
heat;
if there is severe diarrhea, which is accompanied by sharp pains in a stomach;
if there is a possibility of poisoning with toxic substances and poisons.

Even one of the symptoms is considered a serious reason for urgent medical attention for both women and men.

How to treat diarrhea?

If diarrhea occurs regularly, is accompanied by pain, bloating, discomfort, if there is mucus and blood in the feces, and the frequency of stools exceeds 15-20 times a day, you should consult a doctor and find out the causes of the condition. Only understanding the cause allows you to prescribe the correct effective treatment for diarrhea.

At home, treatment with drugs should be carried out only after consultation with a specialist! Incorrectly selected drugs, as well as non-compliance with the dosage, can lead to very serious consequences!

Diarrhea poses the greatest danger to humans due to the high risk of dehydration, the prevention of which can be carried out with the help of special medicines, such as Regidron.

Regidron. Glucose-electrolyte mixture with a rehydrating effect. It is used for diarrhea to restore lost electrolytes. Contraindicated in patients who are unconscious, as well as people with intestinal obstruction, hypersensitivity to the components of the drug and functional disorders of the kidneys. Not used for diarrhea caused by cholera. Sick diabetes should take Regidron only with the permission and under the supervision of a doctor!

The following drugs are also used to combat diarrhea:

Acipol. A probiotic that helps restore the intestinal microflora and is involved in the normalization of the synthesis of vitamins K, B1-B12. It is used to treat diarrhea caused by intestinal dysbacteriosis, impaired motility and intestinal motility. Contraindicated in patients sensitive to any of the components of the drug. The average price is 250 rubles.
Activated carbon. A water-insoluble preparation based on animal or vegetable charcoal, which has a detoxifying, adsorbing, antidiarrheal effect. Contraindicated in adult patients with ulcerative lesion gastrointestinal tract, stomach bleeding. When taken simultaneously with other drugs, it neutralizes their effect and becomes useless for the treatment of diarrhea. The average price for 10 tablets of the drug is 15-20 rubles.
Hillak Forte. A remedy for diarrhea that has a beneficial effect on the growth of beneficial intestinal microflora. It has a detrimental effect on pathogenic and conditionally pathogenic flora. Contraindicated in case of intolerance to the main and / or auxiliary substances that make up the drug. In acute bacterial conditions, antibacterial drugs are used to treat diarrhea, which destroy pathogens of intestinal pathologies. All antibacterial drugs have a negative effect not only on pathogenic microorganisms, but also on normal microflora intestines.
Smekta. Sorption drug that has a positive effect on the body in chronic diarrhea caused by allergic reactions or exposure to infections. Not recommended for use in patients with hypersensitivity and intestinal obstruction. The average price is 125 rubles.
Enterol. Antibiotic with antimicrobial and antidiarrheal effects. It has an antitoxic and immunostimulating effect. Contraindicated in women bearing a child and during breastfeeding. It is also not used to treat patients with hypersensitivity to the drug. The average price is 250 rubles.

As an important piece of advice, it should be noted that diarrhea in an adult that has not gone away in 3 days is a reason to see a doctor. Chronic diarrhea can indicate the presence of serious diseases, it even happens with some forms of cancer.

It is also worth seeing a doctor if the temperature during diarrhea rises above 38, signs uncharacteristic of indigestion or poisoning appear: rash, yellowness of the skin and eyes, dark urine, sleep disturbances. Constant excruciating pain in the abdomen should not be the norm (spastic pain before and during defecation is acceptable).

Black or green diarrhea, vomiting mixed with fresh or coagulated (dark) blood, fainting, signs of severe dehydration indicate the criticality of the situation: it is urgent to call ambulance.

How to treat diarrhea after antibiotics?

Treatment of diarrhea after antibiotics is carried out in a complex and is aimed at restoring bowel function. Also aim medical measures is to eliminate the symptoms and consequences of this disorder.

Treatments for diarrhea after antibiotics include:

adherence to dietary nutrition;
taking medications that correct the composition of the intestinal microflora;
prevention of dehydration and intoxication of the body.

Taking medications to correct intestinal microflora

To normalize the composition and properties of the intestinal microflora, patients are prescribed special preparations. Depending on the composition and effect, such drugs are divided into several categories.

The types of drugs are:

probiotics - include cultures of living microorganisms;
prebiotics - contain substances that stimulate the activity of beneficial microflora;
Synbiotics are combined preparations consisting of probiotics and prebiotics.

The therapeutic effect of these drugs is to create favorable conditions for the growth of beneficial intestinal microflora and inhibition of the vital activity of pathogenic microorganisms. Active ingredients These drugs take part in the production of vitamins and create an environment for their effective assimilation. Also, the intake of such drugs contributes to a better breakdown of food and the removal of toxic substances from the body.

What to eat with diarrhea?

It is recommended to eat bananas, boiled rice, applesauce, crackers. Food should be boiled, pureed or steamed, without spices, fat and coarse vegetable fiber. You need to eat often and in small portions (preferably every 3 hours with a break for the night). Daily salt intake - 8-10 g.

Forbidden:

strong broths made from meat, fish, vegetables or mushrooms,
canned, smoked, spicy foods,
any flour products(other than those allowed above),
everything sweet (intestinal infection disrupts mucosal function, so undigested sugars ferment and cause osmotic diarrhea),
any fatty foods (rich soups, fatty meat and fish),
mushrooms (hard to digest even in healthy people, because they contain the polysaccharide chitin, which is also found in the outer cover of crayfish, insects, etc.),
vegetables, fruits and berries in raw and not pureed form,
whole (fresh) milk (there is a lot of lactose, see below for more details),
legumes (beans, lentils, beans),
carbonated drinks (carbon dioxide irritates the mucous membranes),
cold meals.

white bread (stale or in the form of crackers),
fresh grated cottage cheese of low fat content,
mucous mashed porridge-smear on the water (rice porridge is especially recommended),
boiled eggs or steamed scrambled eggs,
soups on a weak meat, fish or vegetable broth with boiled cereals,
lean meats and fish in the form of steam meatballs,
sour apples in a baked, boiled, grated form (apple pectin removes toxins, and organic acids inhibit the growth of bacteria),
bananas.

If there are signs of decay (putrid smell of feces, belching rotten, increased gas formation in the intestines) should reduce the amount of protein in food and more often give cereals, mucous soups, kissels. If there are signs of fermentation (foamy feces with a sour smell), you need to reduce the amount of carbohydrates in food to 150 g / day. and at the same time increase the amount of protein (cottage cheese, eggs, minced meat).

As you recover, the food is expanded, including dry biscuits, bakery products from unleavened dough, dairy products, fresh fruits (with their normal tolerance).

With diarrhea in hospitals, treatment table No. 4 (according to Pevzner) is prescribed, during the recovery period - No. 2, subsequently - No. 15 (general table). There is a lot of information on the Internet on this topic, including description, calorie content, and even examples of dishes.

Prevention

To minimize the risk of ingestion intestinal infections and prevent food poisoning, the following measures must be observed:

washing hands thoroughly with soap before eating;
high-quality washing of fresh fruits and berries, especially those bought in markets and supermarkets, in running water;
competent culinary processing of products;
refusal of expired, low-quality or suspicious food.

An infection or bacterium that enters the body provokes vomiting and intestinal upset. The latent period of development of symptoms of the disease takes from several hours to several days. Delay in the elimination of symptoms causes severe dehydration and exacerbation of chronic diseases in an adult.

The beginning of the development of unpleasant symptoms

Vomiting and diarrhea are the causes of many diseases. A banal upset of the intestines and stomach rarely becomes the primary source of such symptoms. The etiology of the origin of the disease state lies deeper. Only a doctor can diagnose exact reason the occurrence of diarrhea during vomiting in a sick person.

Causes of frequent stools and vomiting:

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Pancreatitis, gastritis, dysbacteriosis, enterocolitis provoke diarrhea and vomiting after fatty and fried foods. Pancreatitis without fever is accompanied by nausea, peripheral pain in the stomach. Gastritis causes heartburn, cutting pains in the abdomen, drops in blood pressure.

Enterocolitis is characterized by bloody or mucous impurities in the feces. The condition is preceded by severe weakness. Gastroduodenitis causes a feeling of heaviness in abdominal region, malaise and heartburn. Due to functional changes in the stomach, the patient experiences weakness, a headache, and the skin is pale. Intestinal dysbacteriosis provokes rumbling in the stomach, bloating, painful spasms with diarrhea. Food is digested incorrectly, poorly absorbed.

Acute intestinal infections

Viral gastroenteritis can cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. A person becomes a carrier of an infection that is dangerous to others. Infectiousness persists even after recovery, so a sick person needs to be isolated. Treatment is prescribed by a doctor.

Signs of gastroenteritis

Symptoms of the disease:

Sharp pain in the abdomen;
Headache;
Rumbling and intestinal spasms;
Nausea;
Vomit;
Bloating and tension in the abdomen;
Diarrhea;
Weakness;
Anorexia.

An adult can do without treatment, having a mild disease. Diagnosis occurs through examination of the stool.

Viral nature of the disease

Viruses (rotavirus, astrovirus, intestinal adenovirus, calicivirus) affect the epithelial layer of the small intestine in the body. Provoke watery diarrhea. The rising temperature causes cold extremities, aching joints.

A frequent case of eruption of stomach contents and diarrhea in children and adults - rotavirus infection. Easily settles on the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and penetrates the body. The latent period of development is one to three days. Rotavirus is often associated with respiratory diseases.

In the morning, there is lethargy, weakness, redness of the throat and soreness when swallowing. High temperatures freeze the body, can cause leg cramps. Lack of appetite is a common sign of infection. Undigested pieces of food sharply distinguish vomiting in this disease from vomiting in other variants of infection.

The second type of infection - astrovirus - more often affects children in winter. Spread by the fecal-oral route, incubation takes three to four days. Adenovirus is infected all year round, the latent period is three to ten days. The child is more prone to illness than the parent.

Caliciviruses lie in wait for a weakened body of a teenager or an older person all year round. The infectious form of the disease is transmitted with water and food or from a carrier of the virus through contact. The latent period of the course of the disease is a day or two.

Other types of gastroenteritis

After a meal of dubious quality, there is a problem with digestion. The nature of bacterial gastroenteritis is based on microorganisms of the group of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and others. Bacteria can be on the intestinal mucosa. The released toxins change the absorption of nutrients, causing the separation of water and minerals. The process is accompanied by loose stools. It is important to control what color and type it is.

bacterial type

When contaminated food is consumed, bacteria enter the body and settle in the stomach. The phenomenon is accompanied by nausea, vomiting and diarrhea within twelve hours after ingestion of contaminated food products. The person experiences chills and lethargy.

Giardia affects the intestinal mucosa, attaching to the membrane. The disease is characterized by diarrhea, vomiting with nausea. There is weakness, malaise, dizziness. People become infected through raw water, touching a sick person. Diarrhea takes on a watery appearance, abdominal pains are spastic in nature.

In an adult, an independent passage of the disease without a cause may occur. However, if the immune system is weakened, then the disease worsens, the body loses a lot of water and minerals. Diarrhea becomes subacute or chronic.

How to help the patient

Loose stools and vomiting with nausea are symptoms of diseases of a serious etiology. To the listed signs are added high temperature, fever, loss of strength. The body aches, and the bones ache. What to do if symptoms are detected: call an ambulance, call the doctor on duty.

Before the arrival of a medical officer, perform a gastric lavage procedure. A person is given to drink one and a half liters of warm boiled water. If there is no natural gag reflex, press the root of the tongue until the stomach is completely empty of contents. The first need is to provide the patient with bed rest. Allocate a personal plate, cup, cutlery (shared dishes can infect others).

Treatment

If vomiting and loose stools continue for more than three days, this is a warning sign. To prevent rapid dehydration of the body, it is recommended to take a solution of rehydron. Drink should be in small frequent sips, preventing vomiting. After vomiting, bring a drink to the sick person every 20 minutes. Loss of body fluid leads to the following consequences:

the sick person is dizzy;
mild weight loss occurs
there is a fainting state in the morning;
body aches appear;
the temperature rises, then drops below normal.

After the doctor establishes the diagnosis and identifies the causes of the disease, treatment should begin immediately. With a bacterial factor, the doctor prescribes an antibiotic medication for diarrhea. If pancreatitis has become the cause of vomiting and diarrhea, then they make up for the lack of digestive enzymes, take drugs such as festal.

The doctor prescribes taking absorbents that will collect toxins in the intestines. Sorbent preparations include: activated carbon, enterosgel, polyphepan, polysorb. The product absorbs toxic substances and removes them from the body.

The work of the intestine resumes after diarrhea and vomiting, if the doctor's recommendations are strictly followed. To restore the natural microflora, a medicine containing bifidus and lactobacilli will help. It is impossible and not worth it to cure the symptoms of the disease on your own. Adequate treatment for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea will be selected by a doctor.

Dieting

In case of poisoning from overeating and after alcohol abuse, washing is done. Taking antiemetic medication helps control vomiting. Subsequently, a sparing diet is observed. The menu includes white crackers, slimy soups, jelly, rice water. Fresh vegetables and fruits are prohibited. You can only eat bananas. In a day or two, boiled lean meats, poultry and fish are added. The first day, if possible, treat the patient with hunger.

To do without pain in the abdomen, fatty, spicy, fried foods are removed from the usual diet. Fiber is the best food for provoking intestinal motility. Milk, sweet carbonated drinks should not be drunk: they cause both bloating and fermentation in the intestines.

Nausea and diarrhea are quite rare in Everyday life person leading healthy lifestyle life.

But, if such symptoms appear, then you can be sure that the problem lies in the gastrointestinal tract.

In order to properly deal with the problem on your own, you need to carefully study the information about possible diseases, consequences and methods of treating the stomach.

It is important to remember that self-treatment may not always be effective and correct, so you should seek help from a specialist who will prescribe treatment.

Possible Sources of Nausea and Diarrhea

Problems with the digestive system are the main cause of nausea, belching, flatulence, diarrhea and vomiting.

There are several most likely foci of disease: gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis, lesions of the pancreas, liver and gallbladder.

At chronic diseases digestive system during the period of exacerbation, the main complaints are associated with nausea, bloating and pain in the stomach.

If there is abdominal pain and high fever, then you should immediately discuss treatment with your doctor.

Such symptoms may indicate inflammation of the appendix, which requires urgent surgical intervention.

The appearance of nausea, diarrhea, weakness in the body and fever can signal that infectious pathogens have entered the digestive system.

Without timely intervention in bacterial and viral lesions death is possible.

One commonly observed cause of nausea and vomiting is stomach food poisoning. By outward signs symptoms resemble intestinal infection.

Food poisoning is the result of eating stale food. In this case, there is a high temperature, nausea, vomiting, aching pain in the abdomen and diarrhea. All these symptoms lead to loss of strength and dehydration.

In addition to food poisoning, poor-quality alcohol and the wrong dosage of medications can harm the body.

Diarrhea and nausea are among the main symptoms of the stomach flu. The disease proceeds with fever, pain in the intestinal area and chills.

The influence of psychosomatic influences includes the manifestation of nausea, decreased appetite, lethargy and loose stools. Disruption of the digestive system is associated with stress and depression.

In addition to these unpleasant symptoms dysbacteriosis may develop. The reasons for its appearance include diseases that have affected the functioning of the stomach and intestines.

The result was a violation of microflora and microbial imbalance.

Symptom management and treatment

After the manifestation of the disease in the form of nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and weakness, the first impulse will be the desire to get rid of them.

Such actions should be taken only after a visit to the doctor. However, it is important to know what to do before meeting him in order to alleviate the condition.

Diagnosing appendicitis means that only an operation to remove the appendix can correct the situation.

Treatment of intestinal infection and influenza should begin with gastric lavage and its release. This should be done with a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

Vomiting will cleanse the stomach, and potassium permanganate in addition will have an antiseptic effect. To replace water and salts in the first days of treatment, mineral water with an increased level of salt is drunk without fail.

According to the doctor's prescription, the treatment is carried out by the infusion method, having previously passed the tests and determined the loss of minerals and vitamins.

This can help to quickly replenish the balance of necessary substances in the stomach.

On the initial stage treatment of stomach disease, you need to connect sorbent drugs, such as activated charcoal, Smecta or Enterosgel.

In this case, a diet is prescribed, aimed at facilitating the work of the stomach. Crackers and strong black tea, soups, cereals, low-fat boiled meat, kefir or fermented baked milk are allowed to be consumed.

Treatment of exacerbations of chronic diseases of the stomach, both in an adult and in a child, should be aimed at relieving symptoms and normalizing the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

To do this, you must adhere to a diet and drink medications prescribed by a gastroenterologist.

Prevention of the consequences of food poisoning, like the treatment of intestinal infection, should be directed to the speedy removal of harmful food from the stomach.

If vomiting does not occur naturally, then it must be induced artificially. Next, the stomach should be neutralized from the formed toxins with the help of sorbents.

The most effective in this case is the drug Smekta, which has a soft, enveloping effect and helps to restore the epithelium of the walls of the stomach.

Treatment of consequences alcohol poisoning stomach includes a set of measures to detoxify the body, replenish the water-salt balance and restore physical fitness.

Treatment of drug poisoning depends on the drug that caused the consequences.

Prevention of diseases of the digestive system

In order not to bring the body to a state in which it feels sick, there is weakness and frequent loose stools, measures can be taken that can not only delay serious consequences, but also completely rid the stomach of them.

As stated above, the reasons feeling unwell and malfunction of the body lies in nutrition, accidental infection, non-compliance with the instructions for the use of medicines, chronic diseases and disturbed mental state.

To rule out the possibility negative impact on the stomach of the food consumed, you need to choose only fresh products when buying.

Be sure to wash fruits and vegetables before eating. When preparing raw foods, you need to follow the proper heat treatment.

Cooking must be done in a clean room, using clean kitchen utensils. Even compliance with these requirements will exclude situations of indigestion, in which it can vomit and pull to the toilet.

Wash your hands before eating and preparing food. Dirty hands should never be brought to the face and mouth.

If spoiled food is found in the refrigerator, you need to get rid of them. Even one day of delay can have very unpleasant consequences for the body.

During treatment medicines they should be taken only after prior consultation with the attending physician and only in the dosage indicated by him.

In order to prevent the occurrence of intestinal infections and influenza, you need to avoid any contact with carriers of these diseases until they are completely recovered.

This type of disease is dangerous because it can be transmitted even by using the same dishes with the patient.

To avoid the negative impact on the digestive system of stress and other mental disorders, you need to relax more, surround yourself with positive people and enjoy simple little things.

But, if it was not possible to get rid of stressful situations at work, then you need to try the use of light sedatives.

After studying all the information about diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, what are the causes of their occurrence, symptoms and treatment measures, we can conclude that these are exhausting and unpleasant situations for the body.

And in order not to run into them, it is important to observe simple rules prevention, which will avoid infections and diseases of the stomach and intestines.

If this is not possible, then the treatment should take place only under the supervision of a physician.

If the child is sick, vomits, but there is no body temperature and diarrhea, this cannot be called a disease. But this symptom is an alarming sign to the parent, indicating a violation in the functioning of the baby's body or the first sign of illness.

Vomiting is an unpleasant sign provoked by a person’s unconditioned reflex, which helps to get rid of what prevents him from functioning normally, caused by various diseases. The process is going on undigested food, through contraction of the pylorus.

Symptoms

Gagging without diarrhea and without fever may be accompanied by the following symptoms:

Morning and general lethargy, impotence.
Frequent salivation and involuntary swallowing.
Violent palpitation and shortness of breath.
Prolonged nausea.
Sweating.
Paleness of the skin.

Fever, diarrhea are absent when regurgitation in an infant. It occurs both in a monthly baby, and in a year, two years and up to three years. Most often, regurgitation stops at 7 months.

Repeated sudden, single fountain, nausea is absent.
Pale skin.
Tight, hard abdomen.

If the child feels well, in the presence of these symptoms, you should not worry. Regurgitation after eating is a natural phenomenon in the formation of the digestive system. Signs of regurgitation are dangerous, independent of eating food, when the skin turns blue, the baby's temperature drops, and repeated vomiting occurs.

Kinds

The process of eruption through the mouth without diarrhea, temperature, depending on the influence factor, is divided into types:

Psychogenic vomiting, the cause of which is problems with the central nervous system in children. The psychogenic type is diagnosed in a teenager, a child of 6-7 years old, rarely in a small child. This type includes kinetosis - the process of motion sickness in transport: land, water, resulting in vomiting.
The urge to vomit is caused by the presence of gastrointestinal diseases.
Eruption of stomach contents without fever, caused by poisoning.

Causes

Vomiting without fever, diarrhea indicates the absence of pathological health problems. An exception to the rule may be a traumatic brain injury, problems with the cardiovascular system. Eruption of the contents of the stomach without additional signs.

Vomiting is a consequence of a number of diseases, the causes of which are many. The causes of the psychogenic type are mental disorders, rumination, strong excitement, stress. Associative (appearance and smell) eruption also occurs through a psychogenic appearance.

Diseases of the central nervous system: epilepsy, hypoxia, meningitis, migraine, increased cranial pressure are accompanied by eruption of gastric contents. foreign body in the stomach, reflux disease, dysmotility and congenital diseases, the result of which is the emptying of the stomach.

Vomiting without other symptoms is a consequence of pathologies: lactic acidosis, the syndrome of cyclic eruption of gastric contents, which occurs periodically with severe migraine, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

Complications

Severe consequences can occur with vomiting with fever. But the presence of such in asymptomatic eruptions of the contents of the stomach is diagnosed extremely rarely.

The regurgitation observed in babies does not cause health complications. Psychogenic species in a child also do not cause consequences. Complications can be if the associative, related to this species, will become fixed and there will be repeated vomiting.

frequent, severe vomiting does not pass without consequences. Dehydration is a sign of complications. Periodic vomiting in rare cases leads to the mass entering the lung system, which causes aspiration pneumonia.

Periodic urges with concomitant intense sweating of the child lead to hyperkalemia.

Diagnostics

The diagnosis is not difficult. Vomiting, which is not characterized by temperature, loose stools, narrows the list possible diseases. Examination of the baby, anamnesis - the first thing the doctor should do. The anamnesis will allow you to learn about the past diseases of the child, about his condition from birth.

The information necessary for the correct diagnosis is the age of the baby, its weight. Next, the skin is examined for the presence of a rash, an assessment of the neurological condition is made - it is excluded or confirmed convulsive syndrome. The abdomen is palpated to check the condition of the muscles.

The parent tells the doctor about concomitant symptoms: pain in the abdomen, head, blanching, tinnitus, and others. The specialist should tell about her character: single or multiple, unexpected, indomitable, was she at night or happened in the morning. It is important to say about the frequency: every hour or less. Did the baby feel better after vomiting, did the condition not change, or was there a deterioration? Color, texture, smell, presence foreign objects, mucus - the necessary characteristics.

Testing

To receive additional information worth taking tests. An appointment for a child to take tests occurs in rare cases when the doctor doubts the reliability of the data received or there is a suspicion of a certain ailment.

The procedure involves the donation of blood and urine for a general analysis. Blood is examined for the level of reticulocytes, albinum, coagulability is studied.

What to do

Without fever, diarrhea, vomiting is mostly rare. In this case, there is no need for treatment. It is only necessary to independently monitor the condition of the child. The presence of repeated attacks with deterioration requires urgent intervention by a specialist.

home treatment

To treat at home means to establish a gentle diet for the baby. The injured gastric mucosa requires special attention. It doesn't matter if it was a single or continuous vomiting.

To eliminate dehydration, it is worth giving the child water, another liquid. It is better to give rehydron purchased at a pharmacy. Give children up to a year to drink a spoonful at intervals of several minutes. After vomiting in a three-year-old, drink rehydron several tablespoons with identical intervals. From the age of three and older - one and a half, two spoons.

Alternative medicine

Safe methods of treating the consequences of a violation of the functionality of the stomach include:

Weak tea, preferably green - eliminates the feeling of nausea, alleviates the condition.
Making mint, chamomile tea helps with psychogenic vomiting. The baby calms down, the condition is normalized.
Currant juice (freshly squeezed) helps to get rid of nausea.
Quince baked helps to recover from vomiting and subsequent drinking.
Boiled cooled water with the addition of lemon, honey.

Nausea with urges - this is the case when the child should drink more liquid including sour juices. The reason for this is the presence of vitamin C in them, which helps to restore the body, give strength. Before using the method of treatment, consult a doctor. Alternative medicine, which has a different assortment of herbs, has contraindications for the treatment of children.

Prevention

The postemetic state of the child needs to drink plenty of water, good nutrition. Especially if a girl or boy has dehydration. The amount of water needed to drink depends on the age of the child.

It is worth eating cereals on the water, lean meat, dairy products should be chosen with a lower fat content. Reduce portions, increase the number of meals. Sweets, fatty foods should be excluded from the diet until complete recovery. Fruits, mainly citrus fruits, freshly squeezed juices are a necessity for complete recovery, the body requires vitamins and microelements.

Walking in the fresh air is necessary to improve well-being. Many diseases arise due to oxygen starvation. It requires constant work with the psychological health of your child, if the cause of vomiting was a traumatic event.

In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system, you should follow the doctor's recommendations. Well-executed prophylaxis will save you from negative consequences, strengthen the immunity of the baby.

Diarrhea is a common disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. It can take a different time depending on the reasons. Not only children, but also adults suffer from this disease. Therefore, after finding out the cause of diarrhea, it is worth starting timely treatment so as not to dehydrate the body.

Diarrhea in an adult - what can be the cause

Violation of the gastrointestinal tract in the form of diarrhea or diarrhoea is rapid liquid or mushy stools. Usually, frequent stool, caused by a disorder of the intestines, proceeds without temperature. Diarrhea can last from one day to several weeks, depending on the cause and severity of the leak. If the disorder of the stool is observed for more than 21 days, then chronic diarrhea is diagnosed.

Causes that can lead to diarrhea:

viral and bacterial infections;
diseases of the gastrointestinal tract associated with impaired production of enzymes;
non-infectious inflammatory processes in the intestine;
hormonal disorders;
reaction to taking medications - after taking antibiotics, the balance of intestinal microflora is often disturbed;
neurogenic factors;
allergy;
recovery period after surgery on the digestive tract;
a sharp change in climate and diet;
overeating and indigestion.

This is not a complete list, diarrhea can be caused by many reasons.

Possible symptoms that accompany an adult with diarrhea:

general deterioration of well-being;
nausea, bouts of vomiting;
increase in body temperature.

In some cases, there is a change in the color of the feces. It depends on the causes of diarrhea. green diarrhea often accompanied by dysentery. Its staining in a similar color is associated with an imbalance in the intestinal microflora caused by infectious diseases and, against this background, taking strong antibiotics. Green diarrhea may be accompanied by a characteristic fetid specific odor.

White diarrhea is more common in children, mostly up to a year. It can be caused by overfeeding the baby with formula or start during the weaning period. In older children, it appears as a result of indigestion of complex carbohydrates.

Causes of white diarrhea:

hepatitis;
disruption of the gallbladder;
taking medications - antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, oral contraceptives;
dysbacteriosis and dehydration.

Depending on the cause, vomiting and diarrhea can be observed - symptoms of food poisoning or an intestinal infection.

In some cases, frequent stools may be present, but not diarrhea, which can be caused by increased consumption of foods rich in fiber and stimulating peristalsis, fermented milk products.

Yellow diarrhea is due to the fact that the passage of feces through the intestines is carried out at an accelerated pace, and they do not have time to form properly. However, there is some absorption active substances and their enzymatic treatment.
Black diarrhea can be caused by two things: stomach bleeding and eating a large number beets, taking activated charcoal.
Diarrhea with mucus may occur different reasons, the symptoms should be considered in the aggregate, since the diagnosis of only one symptom is difficult.
The cause of diarrhea with water is dysentery, which leads to frequent, profuse bowel movements, which causes severe dehydration of the body. Urgent medical attention required.
Diarrhea with foam is a symptom of an infectious infection, in addition there are symptoms: general malaise, weakness, temperature.

Important! Deterioration in general well-being, a change in the color and volume of feces, diarrhea with blood, mucus in the feces indicates the need to consult a doctor to identify the cause of diarrhea.

how to stop diarrhea fast

In most cases, with diarrhea that is not complicated by other symptoms, you can cope with it yourself. The main task of the patient is to prevent dehydration of the body. To this end, it is necessary not only to consume more liquid, but also to maintain water-salt metabolism.

For this purpose, a rehydrating drug is used - Regidron. In its absence, a saline solution can be prepared by adding a little salt to the water, such a remedy will be useful throughout the entire period of the disease.
Chamomile tea is also helpful. The liquid must be drunk frequently, throughout the period when diarrhea is observed.
One of the most available funds as an absorbent - activated carbon. It must be taken at the first symptoms of diarrhea in the amount of 5-10 tablets.

Food needs to be limited. Eating should be small frequent portions, exclude heavy food.

With prolonged profuse diarrhea, deterioration of health, vomiting, pain and cramps in the abdomen and other symptoms that aggravate the patient's condition, medical attention is needed.

Treatment at home

When treating diarrhea at home, the patient is required to observe:

rest - especially in cases where diarrhea is caused by stress, it is possible to take sedatives;
drinking enough fluids - diarrhea is fraught with dehydration;
diet - at the first sign of diarrhea, nutrition should be adjusted;
taking appropriate medications.

An effective home remedy for diarrhea is herbal medicine, which involves taking herbal teas.

It is possible to limit yourself to treatment at home only in cases where there is no temperature above 39 0, there is no vomiting, the color of the feces is not changed.

Important! Prolonged diarrhea, accompanied by other symptoms, requires qualified medical care and appropriate treatment.

Drug treatment

The purpose of medications depends on the causes of diarrhea.

antibiotics;
reception of sorbents - activated carbon, smectite, kaolin;
agents aimed at reducing intestinal secretion - non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as indomethacin, diclofenac;
enzymes - mezim, creon, pancreatin;
probiotics - bifidubacterin, lactobacterin;
tablets that have an effect on intestinal motility - loperamide, imodium.

Important! Taking drugs should be carried out on time and according to the instructions, since the joint intake of certain types of drugs can reduce their effectiveness. This applies in particular to the intake of absorbents.

Treatment with folk remedies

Treatment with folk remedies is possible in the absence of other symptoms, in addition to loose stools. Decoctions of astringent herbs are used to reduce intestinal secretion.

Herbs

For these purposes, a decoction of oak bark, alder cones, bird cherry fruits, chamomile is used. For its application 1 tbsp. l. any herbs or their mixtures pour a glass of water at room temperature, put in a water bath and bring to a boil, keep on low heat for 10 minutes. Cool, strain and take 3-4 times a day for half a glass.

Walnuts

As a remedy for diarrhea, an infusion of partitions is effective. walnuts. It needs to be prepared in advance. Pour 300 g of partitions of nuts with 1 glass of vodka or alcohol, leave for 3-5 days. Take 5-10 drops up to 4 times a day. The course of treatment continues until the symptoms disappear.

Mint

With disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, an infusion of mint leaves is useful. 1 st. l. Pour mint with 1 glass of boiling water, cool, strain and take half a glass on an empty stomach until the condition returns to normal.

bird cherry

Helps to reduce the symptoms of diarrhea, the fruit of bird cherry. They have an astringent, antiseptic effect. They can be consumed in the form of infusion, jelly, tea. The infusion is prepared from 4 tbsp. l. fruits, they must be poured with 1 glass of cold water, insisted for 8 hours. Drink throughout the day in small sips. To make tea 1 tbsp. l. fruit pour a glass of boiling water.

Potato starch

Potato starch is used for gastrointestinal disorders and diarrhea. 1 tsp dissolve in half a glass of cold water, drink in one gulp.

During the period of intestinal dysfunction, a strict diet is required in order not to provoke new bouts of diarrhea and to facilitate the work of the gastrointestinal tract.

What to give at first? The first day should be limited to the predominant use of liquids, for example, black tea with and without milk, a decoction of bird cherry or chamomile, blueberry jelly, crackers from white wheat bread.

What can you eat with diarrhea? Porridges on the water, lean meat and fish in a grated boiled form, crackers, lean biscuits, baked apples. Food should be heated to a comfortable temperature, chewed thoroughly and eaten in small portions. If necessary, take prescribed medications with meals.

Nutrition for diarrhea strictly excludes:

fatty meats and fish;
fried food;
carbonated drinks, coffee, alcohol;
spices;
spicy food;
conservation;
smoked meats;
sweets.

Vegetables and fruits should also be limited for the duration of treatment and restoration of normal bowel function. An exception may be potatoes. Its use in boiled form is similar in action to absorbent preparations.

You need to stick to the diet for at least a week, then the diet expands and returns to the usual.

Prevention

Both adults and children are susceptible to intestinal disorders. There are many reasons for its occurrence. As a preventive measure for the appearance of diarrhea, you should:

adhere to the rules of personal hygiene - wash hands with soap in hot water after the street, visiting the toilet, contact with animals;
Wash fruits and vegetables before eating the best way- douse them with boiling water;
eat only fresh products - adhere to the expiration date and storage conditions of products;
avoid stressful situations or take sedatives;
store food in the refrigerator in clean dishes; joint storage of finished and raw foods is also unacceptable;
avoid eating in public places where food is left out of the refrigerator for a long time or is not freshly prepared;
to eat clean water: filtered or bottled.

When visiting countries with an exotic climate and nutrition, you should carefully experiment with cuisine, as an unusual diet can cause severe intestinal upset. Also, you should not use local raw water to avoid the risk of catching an infection. Before the trip, you should prepare a first aid kit in case of unforeseen circumstances, as well as consult a doctor if you have a tendency to intestinal disorders.

Given the variety of causes of diarrhea and the factors contributing to its occurrence, you should be attentive to personal hygiene and consult a doctor in a timely manner.