Do not Underestimate Diarrhea

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 01:36 Written by putra Tuesday, 15 June 2010 01:34

Many people underestimate diarrhea. In fact, if left continuously, diarrhea can cause death. Diarrhea may occur due to an infectious bacteria, virus or food poisoning.

Quoted from Digestive’s health care information, diarrhea is a disease of lack of fluids, because frequent bowel movement and usually more than three times a day, accompanied by nausea, cramps and swelling.

Diarrhea will become chronic (long term) if frequent bowel movements and has been happening for more than four weeks.

The cause of diarrhea can vary, including:
1. Bacterial infection. Some bacteria are consumed by accident from contaminated food or beverages, such as Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and E. coli.
2. Virus infection. Many viruses cause diarrhea, including rotavirus, Norwalk virus, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, and viral hepatitis.
3. Food poisoning. Some people can not consume certain content of foods, such as artificial sweeteners and lactose contained in milk.
4. Parasites. Parasites can enter the body through food or water is not clean. Parasite that causes diarrhea is Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolyca, and Cryptosporidium.
5. The reaction of the drug. Antibiotics, blood pressure medications, cancer drugs, and antacid that contains magnesium, which can cause diarrhea.
6. Bowel disease often leads to diarrhea, and diarrhea can be symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Although diarrhea is usually harmless, but diarrhea can be extremely dangerous and becoming more serious problems, if your stomach pain, bleeding during defecation, severe diarrhea for more than three days, or the symptoms of dehydration that is not enough fluid in the body so that no can function properly.

Dehydration is very dangerous to children and parents, and must be treated immediately to avoid more serious health problems again.

Signs of dehydration that is if you feel thirsty, a small volume of urine, dry skin, dark urine, and fatigue. In young children accompanied by crying without tears, irritation and high fever.

Electrolyte from the salt and minerals, is health care food needed by the body when dehydrated to increase the water content in the body, muscle activity, and several other important functions.

Another health information, broth and soups that contain sodium, fruit juice, mashed fruits and vegetables also helps provide the electrolytes in the body.

In a few cases of diarrhea, replacing lost fluids to prevent dehydration is the only treatment that is necessary. Medicines to stop diarrhea may be helpful, but not recommended for diarrhea caused by bacterial infections and parasites.

Several natural health care things must be done to prevent diarrhea, ie, do not drink or use raw water for brushing your teeth, do not snack in vain, do not make ice from raw water, do not eat meat or fish served in a state not hot anymore, wash all fruits and vegetables to be consumed, immunization antirotavirus, washing hands before eating, and keep our environment clean.

So, never underestimate diarrhea, whatever the cause, because if you are already dehydrated, it will eventually be fatal.