Acute intestinal infections and their treatment is a very urgent topic. After all, their peak falls at the end of summer - the beginning of autumn. Vegetables and fruits are ripening in the gardens and vegetable gardens. They beckon to themselves with their ripeness and aroma. Is it possible to resist the "fresh" product, but elementary to wash it is lazy. What can we say about fruit, sold on street trays and markets!
Heat or dampness promotes the reproduction of bacteria. Fresh vegetables and fruits, which we do not always carefully wash, are the reasons why it is so easy to catch intestinal infection in summer and autumn. More than 30 species are known to science. The most innocuous is the so-called food poisoning, and the most dangerous is cholera. The causative agents of intestinal diseases can be: bacteria (salmonellosis, dysentery, cholera), their toxins (botulism), and also viruses (enterovirus). How does infection with acute intestinal infections occur?
In the human body, the causative agents of the intestinal infection enter through the mouth: together with food, water or through dirty hands. Then the microbes are transported to the stomach and intestines, where they begin to actively multiply and throw out the products of their vital activity in the blood (toxins). How to determine if you have an intestinal infection? Symptoms occur just a few hours after infection in the gastrointestinal tract. A person begins to feel a sharp weakness, there is a heaviness in the stomach, a headache, fatigue in the eyes. A little later, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain intensify, high fever, chills may appear. The final diagnosis is made by the doctor on the basis of tests.
However while the essence yes business, what to do or make, if diarrhea and vomiting have begun? It is necessary to fight the causative agent of the infection. In the early days of treating intestinal infection, an intestinal antiseptic of a broad spectrum of action, for example furazolidone (if you have no contraindications), is suitable. Be sure to take some sorbent - activated charcoal (better in powder) or its analogue. If vomiting starts - rinse the stomach (boiled water, weak soda or manganese solution). Then take 10 disposable tablets of activated carbon or another sorbent. Take antibiotics with normal food poisoning should not be. They reduce immunity, kill useful bacteria. In any case, prescribe a medicine is a doctor.
With diarrhea and vomiting, rapid dehydration of the body occurs. The loss of water and salts washed out by it is a serious danger, especially for young children and the elderly. The result can be renal failure and other serious complications. Therefore, you need to drink a lot, in small portions and often. Drink mineral water, compotes, fruit drinks, just boiled water. In adults, the need for fluid is well regulated by thirst, but children must be made to drink.
When should I see a doctor immediately?
- vomiting is so strong that you can not consume liquid (rapid dehydration),
- very high temperature (high stress on the heart),
- if in the stool there were admixtures of mucus or blood,
- diarrhea and vomiting last more than 2 days.
Remember that acute intestinal infections can be contagious. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate to the family member a separate dishware and toiletries.
To avoid intestinal infections, it is necessary to follow the basic rules of hygiene for a civilized person. Wash your hands before eating, drink boiled water, do not eat unwashed vegetables and fruits, be careful with perishable foods. Resist the temptation to try a patty from the tray or cherry on the market. It would seem that nothing new, but it is these simple recipes that will allow you to spend your free time without worries!
Dietary menu. During the illness, do not starve! Eat often, but little by little.
You can eat:
- Dry biscuits, crackers and drying;
- a variety of porridges on the water;
- soups with lean meat - chicken, veal;
- any sour-milk products (kefir, especially biokefir, cottage cheese);
- mashed apple, banana, lemon for tea;
- boiled egg;
- butter.
You can not eat: Foods that increase intestinal peristalsis, fermenting process and containing coarse fiber are not recommended:
- black bread, rusks from black bread;
- whole milk, yogurts, fermented milk, cream, cereals in whole milk;
- beans, beets, cucumbers, sauerkraut, radish, turnips, radish;
- Citrus (mandarins, oranges, etc.), pears, plums, grapes;
- meat and fish broths, fatty grades of meat, fish, poultry;
- strong drinks (a stack of vodka, contrary to beliefs, only strengthens diarrhea).
And remember that acute intestinal infections and their treatment should be paid close attention! In no case should you let the disease run its course. If you miss the time, serious complications can arise and darken further life. Pay special attention to children, as they are not able to react to the deterioration of their well-being. Your health and your loved ones are in your hands.