What to do if you have diarrhea and all the stool is watery

Diarrhea is a common disease in our lives. It is caused by improper diet or gastrointestinal diseases. Once diarrhea occurs, it will cause great harm to our body. Long-term diarrhea will make the body very weak, and it will also make us unable to absorb the nutrients in food better. Among them, diarrhea that is full of water is a more serious situation, so we must pay attention to it. Let’s learn about what to do if you have diarrhea that is full of water.

What to do if you have diarrhea and all the stool is watery

1. Diet adjustment

Diet is very important when you have diarrhea. People with diarrhea have a relatively fragile gastrointestinal tract and should eat food that is easier to digest. If you have diarrhea, do not eat oily, cold or spicy food. Your diet should be light.

1. You can eat some fruits to assist in the treatment of diarrhea. However, not all fruits can be eaten. You can eat apples, pomegranates, etc. if you have diarrhea; you cannot eat pears, watermelons, bananas, etc. if you have diarrhea. If you have diarrhea, take an apple, cut it into small pieces with the skin and core, put it in water and boil it for 3 to 5 minutes. Eat it after it is warm. Take it 2 to 3 times a day, about 30 grams each time. It should be noted that when eating cooked apples, it is not advisable to add sucrose for seasoning, because sucrose may aggravate diarrhea.

2. You can drink porridge if you have diarrhea. You can drink white porridge with salt. It is recommended not to add meat. Nowadays, some fat kids love to eat meat. Parents are afraid that their children will refuse to eat and cannot recover their physical strength, so they cook meat porridge for their children. "Meat porridge will also increase the burden on the stomach and intestines." Experts pointed out that although the pain will be relieved after defecation, the stomach and intestines will have varying degrees of edema due to inflammation. If you eat meat dishes, it will aggravate the condition. Therefore, within two to three days after diarrhea, the diet should be light. You may as well drink some white porridge with a little salt.

3. You can eat pasta when you have diarrhea. If you have diarrhea, you need to eat some food that is easier to digest. Pasta is a good choice. Noodles are rich in nutrients and are relatively easy to digest and absorb, so eating noodles is a good choice for people with diarrhea. However, for people with diarrhea, the noodles they eat should not be too greasy, as too greasy noodles will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines.

2. Drug treatment

1. Infectious diarrhea: Use antibiotics. For infectious diarrhea, do not rush to use antidiarrheal drugs. Taking antidiarrheal drugs for infectious diarrhea can mask the condition and affect the doctor's diagnosis. For example, if patients with bacillary dysentery take antidiarrheal drugs, it will affect the excretion of bacteria and toxins in the intestines, aggravate the symptoms of septicemia and prolong the course of the disease. Especially in the acute stage of diarrhea, when the symptoms of inflammation and poisoning (such as high fever) are more obvious and there is a lot of blood and pus in the stool, antidiarrheal drugs should be regarded as an absolute contraindication. During the recovery period, the condition has improved significantly, the stool does not contain pus or blood, and only contains a lot of water, then antidiarrheal drugs can be taken for a short period of time. Common drugs include: berberine, gentamicin, norfloxacin, etc.

2. For non-infectious diarrhea, do not use antibiotics. Non-infectious diarrhea does not need to be treated with antibiotics. Using antibiotics for these patients may cause three major harms: 1) It promotes the increase of drug-resistant strains; 2) It has toxic side effects (such as drug-induced deafness); 3) It can easily cause intestinal flora imbalance, resulting in prolonged diarrhea. In our country, only about 30% of diarrhea requires treatment with antibiotics. For non-infectious diarrhea, you can take montmorillonite powder, Mommy Love, Zhengchangsheng, etc. for symptomatic treatment.

The above is an introduction to what to do if you have diarrhea that is full of water. After understanding it, we know that we must consult a doctor in time when such symptoms occur. In addition, we must also make adjustments to our diet. During this period, we must pay attention to eating some light foods. In addition, we must pay attention to eating some foods that are conducive to intestinal absorption, such as porridge or noodles, which will not increase the burden on the stomach and intestines. Try to drink more boiled water during diarrhea to avoid dehydration.