What should I do if I always have diarrhea? Causes and treatment methods of diarrhea in summer

Many people are very prone to diarrhea in summer. However, many people do not know the cause of diarrhea in summer, and many people do not know how to treat it. To relieve diarrhea. So what should I do if I always have diarrhea? What are the causes and treatment methods for diarrhea in summer?

1. Causes of summer diarrhea

Summer diarrhea, the medical pathological name, refers to diarrhea that occurs in summer. Generally, bowel movements occur more than 3 times a day. Since there are various causes of diarrhea, corresponding measures need to be taken according to the cause. You must not use antibiotics as soon as you have diarrhea, otherwise it will cause adverse consequences.

Especially diarrhea caused by hot weather is mostly caused by our living and eating habits. For example, when the weather is hot, some people drink cold drinks and beer. Or eating too much cold food, some people have irregular diet leading to indigestion, or they stay in an air-conditioned room for a long time and get cold and cause diarrhea.

There are three general causes of acute diarrhea: bacterial infection, viral infection and food poisoning.

Food stored in the refrigerator for too long can cause cross-transmission of bacteria between foods in the refrigerator, causing gastroenteritis after consumption.

Eating a large amount of greasy, spicy, cold drinks or icy foods together will greatly irritate the gastrointestinal tract and cause diarrhea.

When the weather is very hot, some people turn on the air conditioner at a very low temperature, and there is no quilt to protect your belly and waist. It is easy to catch cold, cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and cause diarrhea.

2. What to do with diarrhea in summer

(1) Keep warm

In summer, people want to stay cool without covering the quilt, especially the abdomen around the navel. As a result, Exposure to cold and wind due to air conditioning, fans, etc. can cause cold and dampness to penetrate the intestines and cause diarrhea. This kind of diarrhea is usually accompanied by stomach pain. Most of the stools are watery. The defecation is often urgent and the stools spurt out. They are not very smelly. Sometimes they are mixed with indigestible food. After defecation, the person feels cold. . If this kind of cold-damp diarrhea occurs, you must first adjust your living habits and pay attention to keeping your abdomen warm. You can boil water with ginger or dried ginger and drink it. There is also a very classic prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, which is Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, which is specially used to treat diarrhea with heat-dampness inside and cold evil outside.

(2) Take beneficial bacteria

Except for people with acute diarrhea who often have diarrhea and have no choice but to seek medical treatment, people who face diarrhea in summer rely more on their feelings and beliefs. Deal with experience. If you have mild diarrhea symptoms, you don’t actually need to take medicine immediately to help stop diarrhea. You just need to keep a light diet, avoid spicy foods, and replenish water in time to ensure the balance of water and electrolytes in the body. If your gastrointestinal function is usually very poor and it is easy for you to have diarrhea if you eat incorrectly, you should usually supplement with some microecological preparations that can proliferate beneficial intestinal flora.

(3) Timely replenish light salt water

Diarrhea in summer is often accompanied by a large amount of water loss in the patient's body, leading to symptoms such as dehydration. In this case, patients with diarrhea should promptly add light salt water to maintain the balance of electrolytes in the body. Don't stop drinking water when you eat because you feel uncomfortable with diarrhea. This can cause severe collapse and the appearance of shock symptoms.

(4) Keep antidiarrheal drugs at home

To prevent emergencies, you should always have some regular antidiarrheal drugs at home in summer, preferably Chinese patent medicines, to avoid irritation resistance and resistance. In addition, families can also allow family members to develop good living habits together to avoid diarrhea in summer and reduce the use of drugs.

(5) Precautions

The most important thing is to avoid the triggering factors first, then to adjust the diet, and finally to use medication. To prevent gastrointestinal tantrums in summer, we must first start with dietary hygiene. Do not eat suspicious or unclean foods outside. Pay attention to avoid contamination of food during the preparation and storage process at home, and do not let diseases enter through the mouth.

3. How to prevent diarrhea in summer

(1) Say no to leftovers

The temperature rises in summer, mosquitoes and flies breed and spread bacteria, and the food at home cannot be eaten. If eaten in time, it will easily go bad. In this case, what we should consider is not saving food, but food safety and hygiene, and throwing away leftovers promptly to avoid gastroenteritis caused by spoiled food. In addition, food placed in the refrigerator should not be stored for too long.

(2) Cold food should not enter the stomach

In the summer weather, how can we survive the long summer without some cold and delicious iced drinks? However, the human gastrointestinal tract is particularly sensitive. The degree of irritation to the gastrointestinal tract when food with lower temperature enters the gastrointestinal tract far exceeds our expectation of gastrointestinal resistance. Especially the elderly and children, do not let them consume large amounts of cold drinks or iced food.

(3) In summer, eat less skewers and drink less

On a hot summer night, gather a small group of friends around a small round table, grab a few beers, and drink hundreds of skewers. Root string... This is the normal life of many people in summer. However, barbecue is generally greasy and spicy. Eating a large amount of this type of food can lead to acute gastroenteritis, indigestion, and even food poisoning.

In addition, many people like to drink white beer together in summer, which is particularly irritating to the gastrointestinal tract.

(4) Don’t catch cold in summer

Many diarrhea are caused by catching cold. When summer comes, most families will turn on the air conditioner, and many people like to turn on the temperature very low, thinking that this will make them comfortable. Moreover, turning on the low-temperature air conditioner without covering the abdomen with a quilt that can protect the abdomen can cause the abdomen to get cold and cause gastroenteritis. Everyone likes to feel cooler in the summer, but don’t think your stomach thinks the same way.

(5) Preventive measures

The peak period of infectious diarrhea is from May to August every year. Experts say that the key to preventing intestinal infectious diseases is to prevent "diseases from entering through the mouth." The public should pay special attention to drinking water, food, hands and environmental hygiene in daily life. Always pay attention to boiling water before drinking it, which can kill pathogenic microorganisms. Separate raw and cooked food to avoid cross contamination. Leftover food should be stored in the refrigerator promptly, and the storage time should not be too long. It should be heated thoroughly before eating. Pay attention to hand hygiene and wash your hands before meals and after using the toilet. Clean the environment, kill flies and cockroaches. In addition, attention should be paid to minimizing contact with patients with diarrhea.

4. Which foods can relieve diarrhea

(1) Yogurt

The lactic acid bacteria in fermented yogurt have strong gastrointestinal regulation ability. Do not eat kefir on an empty stomach. Drink a glass of kefir one hour after a meal. The stool will dry out in one to two days and good results will be achieved. There are many causes of diarrhea in summer. Diarrhea caused by intestinal dysfunction can certainly be solved by your own methods.

(2) Onions

Onions are a treasure. They contain a greasy volatile called propylene sulfide, which has a spicy taste. This substance can resist cold. Resists influenza viruses and has a strong bactericidal effect. The spicy smell can promote the secretion of digestive glands such as the stomach and intestines and improve intestinal motility.

(3) Garlic

Garlic has a very good preventive effect on diarrhea, because garlic has a good bactericidal effect and can kill some harmful bacteria.

5. Diet principles for diarrhea

(1) Low-fat diet

The daily fat intake of patients with diarrhea should be 40 grams (including edible oil and food). It is appropriate to contain about 100% fat (fat). Too much fat will make it difficult to digest and increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. It will stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and aggravate diarrhea.

(2) Supplement protein and energy

For chronic diarrhea, if it occurs repeatedly, it will directly affect the digestion and absorption of food. If you want to improve the nutritional status, You should supplement high protein in a timely manner, but you need to pay attention to the instructions for increasing the amount. If the amount is increased quickly, not only will the nutrients not be fully absorbed, but it may increase the burden on the intestines.

(3) Eat semi-liquid food

After the number of bowel movements in patients with diarrhea decreases, it means that after the symptoms are relieved, they can switch to a low-fat diet, such as rice porridge, noodles, Rotten rice, etc. are all semi-liquid foods that are easy to digest. Also eat more fiber-rich vegetables and fruits on weekdays.

(4) Vitamin supplements

Patients with diarrhea should pay attention to supplementing vitamin B complex and vitamin C. Some fruit juices and vegetable juices can supplement a certain amount of vitamin C. , thereby reducing gastrointestinal motility and reducing diarrhea.