GIT - a sensitive system. Under the influence of various negative conditions, interruptions in his work occur. Symptoms of pathology are: bloating, pain, heartburn, nausea. If diarrhea and vomiting occur, then the causes may be different. It is important to understand why these signs appear. This will enable the doctor to select substances for the urgent treatment of the patient.
Causes
A common cause of nausea, vomiting, weakness, and diarrhea is foodborne intoxication. Poor-quality food strikes toxins in the digestive system. The list of signs of the disease is supplemented by fever, sudden abdominal pain, depression, and the appearance of impurities in the feces. If the disease is not stopped in a timely manner, harmful products will enter the bloodstream, which will provoke severe intoxication of the body that threatens the patient's life.
Parasites caught in the digestive tract from unboiled water, not washed vegetables and fruits also stimulate diarrhea. Waste parasites are very toxic, and the worms themselves migrate, shaking all new organs and systems. For this reason, local symptoms (diarrhea, sudden joint and headache, vomiting, allergic reactions) and general impotence caused by a deficiency of nutrients act as signs of infection.
Food poisoning
This is the name of the condition if toxic substances enter the body together with certain products. They can have various causes. You can get poisoning due to different products infected with food bacteria and various chemical elements that are in the composition. Most often, intoxication is observed with products including microorganisms and the toxins formed by them. Infection of food is affected by non-compliance with sanitary and hygienic standards when cooking food, conditions for the sale of food and violation of food storage rules, in which food products deteriorate. In some cases, even the thermal treatment at very significant temperatures does not contribute to the neutralization of toxins.
When food poisoning occurs, the state of health is significantly exacerbated: vomiting, diarrhea, chills, along with excessive salivation and fever, are observed. The first signs of toxicoinfection can begin to appear thirty minutes after eating, and the period of their increase can last up to 3 days, depending on the danger of a particular case.
Viruses
Similar signs accompany the occurrence of rotavirus infection in the body. It is also called rotavirus, gastric or intestinal flu, rotavirus gastroenteritis, or in abbreviated form - RI. In Sweden, this condition is known as “maghyuka” and is often caused by calicivirus. In adults, the symptoms of the disease are not always intense, and often unhealthy symptoms are attributed to only a small digestive upset. More difficult may be the situation in the case of weakened immunity.
Regardless of the saturation of the signs of infection, the patient is considered a source of infection for others until he is cured, which usually occurs no later than a week after the occurrence of these symptoms. It is possible for Rotavirus to become infected from such a person by being close to him and talking, especially if he coughs or sneezes. The microbe also enters the body through contaminated food and not washed hands.
Ulcer
Chronic disease with the appearance of a wound on the wall of the organ, reaching the submucous or muscle membrane. It occurs in mature people as a complication of gastritis, pancreatitis, and diabetes. Another reason is the existence in the body of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, passing through saliva, food, dishes. Signs of the disease are acute pain, vomiting, diarrhea, impotence, heartburn and belching. A distinctive feature of the disease is a complication in spring and autumn, as well as after stress, rich feasts with the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Enterocolitis
This disease is associated with a negative effect on the intestinal tract. It is able to progress with a single course in the body of other diseases, for example, gastritis or rotavirus infection. Improper nutrition, various intestinal infections, exposure to pathogenic microorganisms - all this can provoke an inflammatory reaction in the membrane of the intestinal tract and contribute to the appearance of unpleasant symptoms. Among them may be vomiting, weakness, chills, upset stools, in some cases with the presence of blood or mucus in the liquid feces.
Gastritis
Vomiting, diarrhea are characteristic of the acute form of the disease, caused by stress, allergies, taking an inaccurate dose of a pharmaceutical drug. In addition to these signs, a person feels a seizure of sudden pain in the left abdomen, impotence. Appropriate medical care restores the integrity of the mucous tissues and body forces. Otherwise, inflammation becomes chronic, requiring a diet and long-term regular cure for diarrhea and impotence.
Pancreatitis
This kind of ailment negatively affects digestion. The enzymes found in the pancreatic juice guarantee the decomposition and absorption of proteins, fats and carbohydrates. The acute form of the disease is expressed by unbearable sudden pain in the liver and pancreas, accompanied by vomiting, nausea and constipation. Vomiting, diarrhea and weakness are signs of a chronic form of the disease. Despite the lower intensity of the symptoms, chronic pancreatitis is very dangerous, since the pancreas is already undergoing destructive processes.
Appendicitis
Pathology occurs when there are two reasons: clogging of the lumen of the process and the existence of pathogens in the body. Signs of the disease are sudden pain, which increases with coughing or laughing and is accompanied by nausea, diarrhea, fever, depression. Especially dangerous is appendicitis in children due to the rapid formation and difficulties in diagnosis. For this reason, with complaints of powerlessness, nausea, acute abdominal pain and an increase in body temperature, an ambulance must be called immediately.
Therapy
The drug for dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, weakness is selected taking into account the factors that led to the appearance of these symptoms. Optimum will be to take an adsorbent, which will undoubtedly help to get rid of toxic elements and the proportion of microorganisms in the intestinal tract. They include the following drugs: activated charcoal, preparations of diosmectite and hydrogel of methylsilicic acid (Smecta, Neosmectite, Enterosgel). An excellent solution would be probiotics and drugs that normalize the balance of healthy microflora in the body. These include lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. Medicines will not cause harm and will facilitate an early amendment.
Recently, the substances Metoclopramide and Loperamide are considered extremely common for the treatment of nausea and diarrhea. "Metoclopramide" suppresses the emetic center and improves motility. "Loperamide" acts by blocking the motor function of the intestinal tract. These substances are perfect for travelers or people prone to overeating, and in stressful situations. But with toxic infections and intestinal infections, these medications can give complications. After all, with nausea and diarrhea, the body is freed from harmful substances. The blocking effects of drugs only contribute to the aggravation of the process. In this case, it is preferable to take antimicrobial substances that function in the lumen of the intestinal tract: Phthalazole or Nifuroxazide.
To eliminate nausea after diarrhea, it is recommended to consume a significant amount of water. It is preferable that it be mineral water without gas or a solution made of pharmaceutical substances, including electrolytes with carbohydrates, salt compounds: Regidron, Hydrovit, Orsol.
Enzymatic agents improve the general condition, normalize digestion processes.
Professional substances and methods of therapy are used in a hospital setting. This is a special infusion fluid that relieves intoxication. As well as antimicrobial substances prescribed on the basis of the diagnosis.
You should never refuse qualified help, since in a medical institution it is not the signs of the disease that can overcome it, but the disease itself.
Diet
In the first days after an intestinal infection with diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain, an adult is not advised to eat anything. Food should be replaced with a plentiful drink. As a liquid for diarrhea and nausea in adults, drinks that have a positive effect on the intestinal tract and have anti-inflammatory effects are used:
compotes from dried fruits, apples;
jelly from rose hips, blueberries, currants, quinces;
Apple juice;
lean broth;
decoctions and infusions of chamomile, St. John's wort, eucalyptus, mint, currant, ginger, lemon balm.
From drinking with nausea, diarrhea and fever, it is necessary to eliminate carbonated drinks, juices with glucose. Drinking diet must last no more than a day, after which it is necessary to start eating a little. In a situation where vomiting does not stop, only boiled rice porridge is eaten or rice broth is consumed, it is allowed to eat a little banana. This food will undoubtedly help to overcome a nauseous reaction, remove signs of intoxication, improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract. However, food is consumed in small doses, so as not to overload the stomach and not cause nausea. Food should not be cool and hot, as well as sharp and greasy, so as not to irritate the mucous membrane of the digestive tract.
Forewarned is forearmed
Tips for avoiding intestinal infections and their main symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain) can be as follows:
Water for drinking must be boiled.
Carefully conduct heat treatment of consumed food.
Keep your hands and nails clean.
The cooking area should be clean.
Rinse fruits and vegetables under running water.
Expired foods throw away immediately.
Dispose of garbage in time. Tips are similar to prevent rotavirus infection.
In addition, it is necessary to temporarily eliminate contact with a person who is worried about vomiting and diarrhea caused by an infectious virus.
Other preventive measures
Prevention of gastrointestinal diseases is considered to be getting rid of bad habits, regular monitoring of cooked food. In addition, it is forbidden to eat unknown foods to prevent internal burns. Medicines for diseases should be taken only guided by the doctor’s prescriptions.
Following these recommendations, you can significantly reduce the risk of problems in the body. However, if such alarming reactions as diarrhea and vomiting did occur, the prerequisites must be clarified, and then done everything necessary to restore well-being.