GIT is a sensitive system. Under the influence of various negative conditions, interruptions in its work occur. Symptoms of pathology are: bloating, pain, heartburn, nausea. If diarrhea and vomiting occur, the causes may be different. It is important to understand why these signs appear. This will enable the doctor to select substances for the rapid treatment of the patient.
Reasons
A common cause of nausea, vomiting, weakness and diarrhea is food poisoning. Poor quality food infects the digestive system with toxins. The list of signs of the disease is supplemented by fever, sudden pain in the abdomen, depression, the appearance of impurities in the feces. If the disease is not stopped in a timely manner, harmful products will enter the bloodstream, which will provoke severe intoxication of the body that threatens the patient's life.
Parasites, caught in the gastrointestinal tract from unboiled water, unwashed vegetables and fruits, also stimulate diarrhea. Waste parasites are very toxic, and the worms themselves migrate, shaking all the new organs and systems. For this reason, signs of infection are both local symptoms (diarrhea, sudden joint and headache pain, vomiting, allergic reactions) and general impotence caused by nutritional deficiencies.
Food poisoning
This is the name of the condition, if toxic substances enter the body together with certain products. They may have various causes. You can get poisoned due to different products, food infected with bacteria and various chemical elements that are in the composition. Most often, intoxication is observed with products that include microorganisms and the toxins they form. Infection of food is affected by non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards when preparing food, the conditions for the sale of products and violation of the rules for storing food, in which food spoils. In some cases, even heat treatment at very high temperatures does not contribute to the neutralization of toxins.
When food poisoning appears, the state of he alth is significantly aggravated: vomiting, diarrhea, chills are traced along with profuse salivation and fever. The first signs of toxic infection can begin to appear as early as thirty minutes after eating, and the period of their increase can last up to 3 days, depending on the danger of a particular case.
Viruses
Similarsigns accompany the occurrence of rotavirus infection in the body. It is also called rotavirus, stomach or intestinal flu, rotavirus gastroenteritis, or RI for short. In Sweden, this condition is known as "maghyuka" and is often caused by calicivirus. In adults, the symptoms of the disease are not always intense, and often unhe althy manifestations are attributed to only a slight indigestion. The situation may be more difficult in the case of a weakened immune system.
Regardless of the severity of the signs of infection, the sick person is considered a source of infection for others until his own recovery, which usually occurs no later than a week after the onset of the marked signs. It is possible to become infected with rotavirus from such a person by being close to him and talking, especially if he coughs or sneezes. The microbe also enters the body through contaminated food and unwashed hands.
Ulcer
A chronic disease with the appearance of a wound on the wall of an organ, reaching the submucosa or muscular membrane. It occurs in mature people as a complication of gastritis, pancreatitis, and diabetes. Another reason is the existence of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in the body, passing through saliva, food, dishes. Signs of the disease are acute pain, vomiting, diarrhea, impotence, heartburn and belching. A distinctive feature of the disease is a complication in spring and autumn, as well as after stress, rich feasts with the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Enterocolitis
This disease is associated with negativeimpact on the intestinal tract. Able to progress with a simultaneous occurrence in the body of other diseases, for example, gastritis or rotavirus infection. Improper nutrition, various intestinal infections, exposure to pathogenic microorganisms - all this can provoke an inflammatory reaction in the lining of the intestinal tract and contribute to the appearance of unpleasant symptoms. Among them may be vomiting, impotence, chills, stool disorders, in some cases with the presence of blood or mucus in the liquid stool.
Gastritis
Vomiting, diarrhea are typical for the acute form of the disease generated by stress, allergies, taking an inaccurate dose of a pharmaceutical drug. In addition to these signs, a person feels attacks of sudden pain in the left side of the abdomen, impotence. Appropriate medical assistance restores the integrity of the mucous tissues and the forces of the body. Otherwise, the inflammation becomes chronic, requiring diet and long-term regular treatment of diarrhea and impotence.
Pancreatitis
This type of ailment adversely affects digestion. Enzymes found in the pancreatic juice ensure the decomposition and absorption of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. The acute form of the disease is expressed by unbearable sudden pain in the liver and pancreas, accompanied by vomiting, nausea and constipation. Vomiting, diarrhea and weakness are signs of a chronic form of the disease. Despite the lower intensity of the symptoms, chronic pancreatitis is very dangerous, since the pancreas is already undergoing destructiveprocesses.
Appendicitis
Pathology occurs when there are two reasons: clogging of the lumen of the process and the existence of pathogens in the body. Symptoms of the disease are sudden pain that increases with coughing or laughing and is accompanied by nausea, diarrhea, fever, and depression. Appendicitis is especially dangerous in children due to its rapid formation and difficulties in diagnosis. For this reason, if you complain of impotence, nausea, acute pain in the abdomen and an increase in body temperature, you should immediately call an ambulance.
Therapy
The drug for dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, weakness is selected taking into account the factors that led to the appearance of these signs. It would be optimal to take an adsorbent, which will undoubtedly help get rid of toxic elements and the proportion of microorganisms in the intestinal tract. These include the following drugs: activated charcoal, preparations of diosmectite and methylsilicic acid hydrogel ("Smecta", "Neosmectite", "Enterosgel"). An excellent solution would be probiotics and drugs that normalize the balance of he althy microflora in the body. They include lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. Medicines will not cause harm and will help to get better soon.
Recently, the substances "Metoclopramide" and "Loperamide" are considered extremely common for the treatment of nausea and diarrhea. "Metoclopramide" suppresses the vomiting center and improves motility. Loperamide works byblocking the motor function of the intestinal tract. These substances are excellent for travelers or people who are prone to overeating and in stressful situations. But with toxic infections and intestinal infections, these medications can give complications. After all, with nausea and diarrhea, the body is freed from harmful substances. The blocking actions of drugs only contribute to the aggravation of the process. In this case, it is preferable to take antimicrobial substances that function in the lumen of the intestinal tract: Phthalazole or Nifuroxazide.
To eliminate the processes of nausea after diarrhea, it is recommended to consume a significant amount of water. It is preferable that it be mineral water without gas or a solution made from pharmaceutical substances, including electrolytes with carbohydrates, s alt compounds: Regidron, Hydrovit, Orsol.
Enzymes improve the general condition, normalize digestion.
Professional substances and methods of therapy are used in a hospital setting. This is a special infusion liquid that relieves intoxication. As well as antimicrobial agents prescribed based on the diagnosis.
You should never refuse qualified assistance, as in a medical institution it is not the signs of the disease that can overcome, but the disease itself.
Diet
In the first days after an intestinal infection with diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain, an adult is not advised to eat anything. foodshould be replaced by drinking plenty of water. Drinks that have a positive effect on the intestinal tract and have an anti-inflammatory effect are used as a liquid for diarrhea and nausea in adults:
- dried fruit compotes, apples;
- jelly from rose hips, blueberries, currants, quince;
- apple juice;
- lean broth;
- decoctions and infusions of chamomile, St. John's wort, eucalyptus, mint, currant, ginger, lemon balm.
From drinking with nausea, diarrhea and temperature, it is necessary to eliminate carbonated drinks, juices with glucose. A drinking diet should last no more than a day, after which you need to start eating a little. In a situation where vomiting does not stop, only boiled rice porridge is eaten or rice water is consumed, it is allowed to eat a little banana. This food will undoubtedly help overcome nausea, remove signs of intoxication, and improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. However, food is consumed in small doses in order not to overload the stomach and not provoke nausea. Food should not be cool and hot, as well as spicy and greasy, so as not to irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract.
Forewarned is forearmed
Tips for avoiding intestinal infections and their main symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain) can be as follows:
- Drinking water must be boiled.
- Carefully conduct heat treatment of consumedfood.
- Keep your hands and nails clean.
- The cooking area must be clean.
- Rinse fruits and vegetables under running water.
- Food that has expired should be thrown away immediately.
- Get rid of garbage in time. Tips for preventing rotavirus infection are similar.
- In addition, it is necessary to temporarily eliminate contact with a person who is worried about vomiting and diarrhea caused by an infectious virus.
Other prevention measures
Prevention of gastrointestinal diseases is considered to be getting rid of bad habits, regular monitoring of cooked food. In addition, it is forbidden to eat unknown foods to prevent internal burns. Medicines for diseases should be taken only as directed by the doctor.
Following these recommendations, you can significantly reduce the risk of problems in the body. However, if you still have such alarming reactions as diarrhea and vomiting, the prerequisites must be found out, and then everything necessary to restore well-being.
