Adult diarrhea: quick treatment of severe attacks

Interruptions in the work of the intestines cause inconvenience (stomach ache, nausea), destroy a person's plans, cause terrible harm to the body. The symptom catches a person, be it an adult or a child, at the wrong time: on a trip, on a visit, at a lecture. Water diarrhea in humans is a common type of unwanted pathology. For proper treatment, eliminate the cause of the painful condition. It is required to be clearly aware of what caused a serious threat of dehydration. Start treatment immediately.

Symptoms of water diarrhea

With proper functioning of the digestive tract, stool in an adult can occur three times a day, due to which the water content in feces is 60%. Sometimes more than four acts of defecation occur per day, the consistency is liquid, with an unpleasant odor. The goal of treatment is to ensure that the person has normal bowel movements instead of diarrhea.

Watery stool in an adult occurs when substandard products that are difficult to remove enter the body. The main threat lies not in disease-causing microbes, but in the form of toxins. The reasons for this situation lie in the warm season, since during this period pathogenic organisms are especially active.

Why does the body become poisoned?

The reasons are directly related to non-compliance with hygiene rules. It is caused by improper handling of the products used.

Diarrhea can be provoked by:

• Incompletely purified water;
• they eat unwashed tomatoes, cucumbers, apples, pears;
• too fatty foods are included in the diet;
• diet and fasting;
• severe stress caused by emotional stress;
• a combination of incompatible components;
• expired products;
• abuse of foods that are not accepted by the body.

Pathologies causing diarrhea:

• an infectious disease caused by rotaviruses;
• infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract;
• internal bleeding;
• obstruction in the gallbladder;
• lack of vital enzymes;
• Crohn's disease;
• colds;
• chronic diseases;
• metabolic disorders.

Spooky outcome: cause disease can become choleracaused by an intestinal infection.

Dangerous clear diarrhea with fluid

The patient's condition is directly related to the cause that caused the liquid watery stool. The main thing is to immediately prevent dehydration of the body, which proceeds without pain.

There are no visible reasons, nothing hurts. Sometimes the condition can be accompanied by headache, dryness and flaking of the lips.

Signs of the moderate stage: thirst, loss of elasticity of the skin, the appearance of anxiety and irritation.

At severe diarrhea extremely serious conditions are observed: loss of consciousness, rapid pulse, low blood pressure, pallor of the skin. If the disease cannot be treated, a deep fainting state may occur, in some cases the patient's death.

From water, or rather, its deficiency in the body, the blood becomes thick, the likelihood of thrombophlebitis increases.

If your case is too frequent bowel movements, it's time to take medications that can quickly stop the flow of water from the body and normalize the amount of fluid. Diarrhea is dangerous. For effective treatment, therapy requires:

• Use sorbents that effectively and in the shortest possible time will be able to eliminate accumulated toxins, formed gases, bacteria trapped from the outside. Activated carbon, Smecta, Enterosgel are effective. Furazolidone and its analogs have a bonding function.
• Take Rehydron and drugs that regulate the intestinal microflora. They perform the function of recovery, enhance the effect of drugs. Bifidumbacterin, acipol, yogurt are used as regulators.
• Follow a diet.

Drink plenty of water. All liquid is supposed to be filtered, boiled. The daily norm of an adult is up to two and a half liters.

When to start taking medicines? The answer to the question is not easy. Of course, they do not harm, but the benefits are not obvious if the diarrhea does not stop. Beneficial bacteria and microorganisms simply will not linger in the intestines. Optimally, the course of treatment should be started after stopping diarrhea.

Nutrition for diarrhea

For high-quality treatment of diarrhea, the patient must follow the diet, follow the diet for at least three days. If the disease progresses, it is recommended to stop eating. Replace food with strong black sweet tea or still drinking water. Foods that the patient will eat immediately after stopping diarrheashould strengthen: dried bread, boiled fish, non-dairy cereals. It is necessary to refrain from dairy products, unprocessed vegetables, even after water. Servings are supposed to be large, but frequent, up to six times a day. Thus, it will be possible to stabilize the work of the stomach and intestines so that the body does not strain from heavy loads.

On the second day, it is allowed to eat boiled or oven-baked meat. Fruit is introduced into the diet by the sixth day. The fact is that they have a relaxing function and lead to the appearance of gases.

Alternative medicine used for severe diarrhea

Infusions, decoctions containing cumin, sage, blueberry berries, chamomile have a therapeutic effect. It is prepared with a mixture of ingredients in proportion to 15: 50: 30: 15 (grams). Throw a tablespoon in 200 ml of boiling water and let it brew for an hour. Strain the broth and squeeze. Bring the volume to 1 cup by adding boiled water. Drink the prepared drink four times a day, 100 ml a quarter of an hour before meals.

A decoction of oak bark, St. John's wort and mountain ash is useful. The ingredients are combined in a 3: 4: 3 ratio. A tablespoon of the mixture is poured into 500 ml of boiling water, stirred. It is necessary to withstand the time when infusing the broth. Consume four times a day. Since the composition includes St. John's wort, take the solution for no more than two days.

It is recommended to try natural remedies, however, which have contraindications:

1. Pomegranate peels. A decoction of pomegranate is excellent in the fight against water-consistency stools. It doesn't take long to prepare. Boil the pomegranate peels over low heat for about 10 minutes. Use 2 tablespoons every hour every day.
2. Onion peel. Pour a handful of husks with a liter of liquid and cook after boiling for 10 minutes. Drink 400 ml in small sips per day.
3. Blueberry leaves. Use four tablespoons of leaves per liter of boiling water. Insist thirty minutes and drink half a glass before meals.
4. Vodka and salt. Mix half a teaspoon of salt and 100 grams of vodka. The result is visible after some time. You can repeat the procedure after four hours if the effect is not achieved.
5. Carrot puree. Make mashed boiled carrots. Eat three tablespoons four times a day. The chair will get stronger through a series of tricks.
6. Ginger. Dry chopped ginger is poured over 200 ml of boiling water. Take every half hour for a tablespoon of daily intake.

Call a doctor urgently! Treating diarrhea at home is dangerous. It is safer to immediately seek medical help if a state of fever is observed, the temperature rises above 38 degrees, diarrhea does not stop for more than three days, the stomach hurts more, purulent or bloody discharge is observed in the patient's feces and slime. Call an ambulance immediately when, along with diarrhea, nausea and frequent vomiting begins.

Preventive actions

At the end of therapy, it is worth considering prevention. Treatment must be combined with hygiene. Wash your hands if touched by animals or on public transport. Heat vegetables and fruits. Eat only fresh food. You don't need to have a hearty dinner at night.

Deviations from the norm require seeking help.