What to do if vomiting and diarrhea

Each person has encountered such a phenomenon as indigestion and intestinal upset. That is why everyone is encouraged to know how to deal with the manifestations of the disorder at home.

The most important thing is to take into account that diarrhea or vomiting are not separate diseases, but whether they indicate that the body is infected with an infection or a virus.

What if a person has symptoms of diarrhea or vomiting?

Doctors recommend not to panic, because the phenomena in question are a kind of self-defense of the body from the influence harmful toxic substances penetrating from the outside or arising inside the gastrointestinal tract as a result of it infection.

It is important to remember that diarrhea and vomiting, combined with severe abdominal pain, fever body and other disorders of the autonomic system, require immediate treatment specialists.

Until the ambulance arrives, the person should be given first aid.

Causes of diarrhea and vomiting

Among the people, there is an opinion that diarrhea and vomiting indicate exclusively digestive disorders. But this statement is wrong.

The main reasons for the deterioration of health include the following factors:

1. Infection of the body with pathogenic microorganisms, fungi or parasites.
2. Eating low-quality food.
3. Poisoning with fatty foods, alcohol or medications.
4. Carrying a baby.
5. Constant overeating.
6. Passion for alcoholic beverages.
7. Regular stress, anxiety.

In the event that a person is diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis, then he is dangerous to others.

Such patients are carriers of the disease already in the early stages of its manifestation and are considered dangerous for 3 days after complete recovery.

This suggests that patients need to be isolated from society so that the infection does not spread to other people.

Infections that cause vomiting and diarrhea enter the body in the following ways:

1. The person touches an infected object and then touches their mouth.
2. People drink beverages or eat foods that are contaminated with bacteria.
3. The person is in contact with a sick relative. The same applies to medical professionals who communicate closely with patients.

Very often people start to panic when vomiting and diarrhea appear. This happens when they don't know what to do.

Symptoms for vomiting and diarrhea

Doctors very often diagnose various pathologies that cause diarrhea and vomiting. In addition, patients often experience the following additional symptoms:

1. Soreness in the abdomen.
2. Nausea.
3. Constant weakness.
4. A slight increase in body temperature.

Most often, the condition gets better after a couple of days. On day 3-4, he recovers completely.

But it also happens that diarrhea and vomiting greatly dehydrate the body, so patients have to rehydrate the body with the help of special pharmaceutical agents. For example, Regidron.

In the event that dehydration has led to a worsening of the condition, the person needs to be hospitalized in the hospital department, where he will be injected with a cleansing liquid through an intravenous drip.

It is worth considering that dehydration in infants or the elderly is a very dangerous condition that can be fatal.

How to provide first aid to a patient

A person who first encountered diarrhea and vomiting often does not know what to do and what to treat.

Initially, it should be borne in mind that such symptoms indicate both a digestive disorder and more serious pathological conditions.

Vomiting and loose stools help to quickly free the body from harmful toxic substances, so it is dangerous to slow down such processes with any medications. What to do?

You can help a person in the following way:

1. If vomiting and diarrhea are profuse, then patients are often dehydrated. Therefore, it is very important to drink plenty of fluids. After the next urge, people should take Rehydron at the rate of 10 milliliters per 1 kilogram of the sick patient's weight.
   Dehydration cannot be ignored as it is a very dangerous process.
2. The only approved drugs at this stage are drugs that contain potassium, calcium and magnesium. That is why patients are advised to drink Oroglin. The dosage should be prescribed only by the attending physician. If there are no funds for expensive medicines, then you can prepare such a solution yourself. To do this, you need to take a liter of water, dissolve a spoonful of salt and a spoonful of sugar in it. Such a substance relieves the patient's condition.
3. For people with vomiting and diarrhea, doctors advise not to eat food during the first days from the moment the pathology develops.
4. If we talk about medicines, then only activated charcoal can be given to patients with vomiting. You need to take it 1 tablet per 10 kilograms of the child's weight and 10 tablets at a time for an adult. Dissolve charcoal in warm water and drink ¼ glass every 30 minutes.
5. The reception of folk remedies is allowed. Food starch, dissolved in warm water and drunk in one gulp, copes well with diarrhea and vomiting.

Rice broth can be given to young children. The tool acts quite quickly and relieves the baby's condition.

In the event that diarrhea and vomiting have arisen due to infection, traditional medicine will not help.

It is worth considering that antibiotics for vomiting cannot be taken without a doctor's prescription, Smecta and Regidron are powerless with intestinal infections, and diarrhea pills will only lubricate the picture and prevent deciding the correct diagnosis.

Therefore, it is better to seek the help of a qualified specialist.

If a physician suspects a viral cause of diarrhea and vomiting, then he may prescribe Enterofuril.

It is a universal antibacterial agent that has a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract and does not provoke addiction.

How to eat properly for the symptoms under consideration

Patients will have to adhere to a special diet and avoid foods that can lead to new attacks. The following foods should be excluded from the diet:

1. Coffee, which can irritate the stomach.
2. Cold or hot food that irritates the intestines and stomach.
3. Fatty, fried, and heavy foods that cause intestinal upset.
4. Sparkling drinks that produce gas.
5. Milk that is difficult to digest.
6. Unprocessed fruits and vegetables, fresh bread and nuts that irritate the gastrointestinal tract.

Do not forget about drinking plenty of fluids and drinking regularly. Patients who have diarrhea and vomiting are allowed teas, jelly and herbal teas.

Foods approved for diarrhea include the following:

1. Food containing pectin, which fights intestinal disorders. This includes applesauce, banana and natural yogurt.
2. Food that contains a large amount of potassium. The substance in question tends to be washed out in case of intestinal disorders.
   People are advised to consume bananas and fruit juices.
3. Salt makes it possible to overcome dehydration by retaining fluid in the body.
4. Protein foods are a special type of protein. These include beef, chicken and eggs.
5. Boiled or baked fruits and vegetables.

A therapeutic diet is very beneficial for the body. It helps to relieve the stomach, cleanse the intestines and prevent diarrhea and vomiting.

When do you need medical help?

Doctors identify a number of situations, in the event of which an ambulance should be called immediately. They are as follows:

1. Diarrhea and vomiting last more than 24 hours.
2. In addition to vomiting and diarrhea, a person has an increase in temperature above 38 degrees and pain in the abdomen.
3. Diarrhea lasts longer than 3 days or does not improve after 4-5 days.
4. The patient shows signs of dehydration: dizzy, severe weakness and urination, excreted in small quantities.
5. There is diarrhea with bloody defecation, or the stool becomes black.
6. Abdominal pain that persists after vomiting or diarrhea.
7. History of insulin-dependent diabetes.
8. A person cannot take the pills that he needs regularly.
9. People who have encountered the symptoms in question have recently visited abroad and may have contracted a specific infection there.

If you follow all the rules and recommendations, then you can not worry about the fact that diarrhea or vomiting will drag on for a long time.

How to avoid diarrhea

In order to prevent the spread of infection, you need to adhere to a few basic rules. They are as follows:

1. Wash hands after going to the bathroom and before every meal. It should be clarified here that hand disinfectants do not fight all types of bacteria.
2. It is forbidden to use utensils and towels that were used by an infected person.
3. Vomit and feces should be thoroughly flushed away, making sure the toilet is clean.
4. After a person has been ill, it is necessary to thoroughly disinfect the surrounding objects. For example, doorknobs and faucets.
5. Clothes and bed linen should be washed in hot water several times.
6. During illness, you do not need to touch your face with your hands.
7. If infection cannot be avoided, then it is better to stay at home.
8. It is recommended to keep your distance from the infected person.

People should take into account that self-medication can lead to unpleasant complications: salmonellosis, dysentery and other intestinal infections, which proceed rapidly.

This suggests that lingering diarrhea and vomiting should be treated under the supervision of a specialist. It is better to do this in a hospital setting in the infectious diseases ward of a hospital.

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