It often happens that an organism that worked like a clock, emptying the intestines every day strictly on schedule, suddenly breaks out of the usual rhythm. Gradually, he begins to “work” once every few days, or worse, diarrhea begins for no reason. The inconvenience that occurs in this case begins to interfere with normal life, causing stress and discomfort.
For starters, you can try to cope with the malaise yourself. To do this, with constipation, you can take moderately laxative, there are more foods containing fiber or cellulose - baked potatoes, peas or other legumes, strawberries, bran in the form of porridge. Irritable intestines do not tolerate dairy products and milk, as well as products made from wheat. It is necessary to avoid taking such products as much as possible, at least for a while.
With diarrhea, it is necessary to minimize drinking water, as it increases the amount of stool and promotes the unhindered movement of food that enters the intestines. Caffeine, which stimulates peristalsis, has the same effect on it, i.e. all products containing caffeine - coffee, chocolate, tea, drinks with cola - should also be excluded from the diet.
There is such a contingent of people who are threatened with intestinal upset in the first place - those who eat out. Fast food, cafes and restaurants, even if they offer the most delicious food, are sure to add seasonings to their dishes, including spicy ones, which necessarily lead to various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Therefore, during this period there is nothing better than home-cooked food prepared by one's own hands.
Another factor that has a sufficient effect on the normal bowel activity is exercise.
And if self-treatment does not lead to positive results, disorders in the form of diarrhea or constipation do not go away, and there are also pains in the intestines, then you should definitely consult a doctor.
This malaise can be caused by any errors in the diet, emotional experiences, there are usually many reasons.
But, fortunately, today medicine already knows how to turn this diseased organ into a sick one and remove pain in the intestines.
Therefore, when the following signs appear, you need to, without delay, seek help from a specialist - this is the presence of blood in the stool; sharp weight loss; diarrhea at night; pain in the intestines, sometimes simply unbearable.
Commonly, the restless bowel syndrome is called “mucous colitis.” It turns out that it is precisely because of this syndrome that a “revolt” begins in the viscera, accompanied by fermentation and rumbling in the stomach, bloating, diarrhea or constipation, a huge amount of gas, tormenting at the most inopportune moment, and pain in the intestine.
To understand why there were pains in the intestines, the causes of the disease, you just need to first establish what exactly hurts: if the pain appears before the bowel movement, then it is the organ of excretion and digestion in the human body that is called the intestine.
The causes of pain and symptoms are as follows:
- inflammation of the small or large intestine - the area around the navel hurts;
- small bowel disease - the pain is localized in the umbilical region;
- appendicular colic - pain gives to the right leg;
- inflammation of the sigmoid colon, desinteria, intestinal obstruction, ulcerative colitis, cancer of the sigmoid or descending colon - pain in the area of the ileum connecting the spine to the pelvic bone;
- colon disease - pain immediately before defecation;
- bowel damage - pain is given in the chest;
Sometimes in women during menopause or before menstruation, pain in the intestines on the left begins. Usually they are signs of hormonal jumps.