What should I do if I have stomach troubles in summer and acute gastroenteritis? Zhang Jinquan, a gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary physician at Yongyue Health Management Center, said that the virus or bacteria of acute gastroenteritis mainly enter the human body through the digestive tract through the mouth. The best prevention method is to pay attention to hygiene and eat less cold or unheated food. Those who are not good try to avoid eating sashimi, and the most important thing is to wash your hands before eating!
Zhang Jinquan pointed out that in general, the course of acute gastroenteritis is regarding a few days to a week, and a small number of patients with severe symptoms sometimes delay it to two weeks. The length of the course depends on the type of bacteria and viruses infected and the patient’s own immunity. , especially children and the elderly with poor immunity and constant diarrhea are prone to symptoms such as dehydration, so be careful.
Acute gastroenteritis is simply divided into “bacterial” and “viral” infections. Patients with bacterial gastroenteritis often have a fever of over 38 degrees. Clinically, the patient looks sick and tired, and the watery diarrhea is prone to bloody mucus Mud. As for the patients with viral gastroenteritis, they seem to be relatively mental. Although they also have watery diarrhea symptoms, they seldom have symptoms of blood and dehydration. They are occasionally accompanied by low-grade fever, regarding 37.5 degrees to 38 degrees.
Acute gastroenteritis must be diluted when drinking sports drinks to supplement electrolytes
The most common symptom of acute gastroenteritis is persistent watery or loose stools, which can occur several to dozens of times a day, often aggravated by the patient drinking water or ingesting food. In addition, if the sports drink is not diluted, the high sugar will cause the loss of water in the intestines, resulting in severe watery diarrhea. In addition to diarrhea, patients are often accompanied by intermittent abdominal cramps or abdominal distension; some patients only have diarrhea without abdominal pain. Other symptoms include loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache, etc.
Eat first and eat gradually to improve
If symptoms of acute gastroenteritis occur, patients should first fast to fully rest their intestines, and then gradually increase the complexity of food according to the degree of improvement of symptoms. For example, fast for 2 to 4 hours. If symptoms do not worsen, try drinking water and observe. At least 2 hours; if there is no persistent diarrhea and abdominal discomfort, you can further ingest rice soup or porridge; when the formed stool is resolved, the intestinal absorption function is restored, and the normal diet can be resumed.
If you only take medicine but do not pay attention to adjusting your diet, sometimes the symptoms will not be relieved. In addition, if the patient can drink water but has not eaten normally, it is recommended to consume enough diluted sports drinks during the period to supplement electrolytes and sugars.
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◎ Source / Yongyue Health Management Center
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