I get diarrhea if I eat cold food

In summer, the weather is quite hot, and many people like to eat cold things to cool down, such as cold drinks, iced watermelon, ice cola, etc. They taste so refreshing. Although these cold foods can help people get rid of the heat, many people’s stomachs cannot bear it after eating them and they immediately suffer from diarrhea. So, what exactly causes people to have diarrhea after eating something cold? Today I will give you a detailed introduction.

What is diarrhea

Diarrhea is a common symptom, literally called "diarrhea", which means that the number of bowel movements is significantly higher than the usual frequency, the feces is thin, the water content is increased, the daily stool volume exceeds 200g, or contains undigested food or pus, blood, or mucus. Diarrhea is often accompanied by symptoms such as the urge to defecate, anal discomfort, and incontinence.

What are the causes of diarrhea?

Diarrhea is a spasm caused by cold stimulation of the stomach and intestines, which may be related to weak stomach and intestines caused by chronic gastroenteritis.

Unformed stools often indicate colon disease

1. First observe the shape of the stool to see if it contains blood, mucus, undigested food, etc.;

2. Observe the frequency of bowel movements and the feeling after defecation;

3. Observe the factors that influence the alleviation or aggravation of symptoms;

4. Go to the hospital for routine stool examination, culture, and occult blood test to rule out intestinal infection;

5. Colonoscopy or barium enema examination to exclude polyps, tumors, etc.;

6. Some necessary endocrine hormone tests to exclude hyperthyroidism, diabetes, chronic pancreatitis, etc.;

7. Pay attention to food hygiene and eat less raw, cold and greasy food;

8. Strengthen exercise and improve physical fitness.

What are the folk remedies for diarrhea caused by a cold stomach?

1. You can adjust your diet first and then consider drug treatment. In terms of diet, avoid spicy, greasy and irritating foods, do not eat cold foods, pay attention to keeping the abdomen warm, and eat more warm and easily digestible foods, such as dumpling soup, noodle soup, ginger noodle soup, rice porridge, millet porridge, etc. Eat more foods that nourish the spleen and stomach, such as coix seed, yam, poria cocos, and red dates. Pay attention to rest and avoid staying up late. You can take montmorillonite powder, Enteritis Ning, Zhengchangsheng, etc. as medicine. If necessary, routine stool tests can be performed and anti-inflammatory drugs can be added appropriately.

2. Use ginger or black heart ginger, wash it, add water and boil it for about 15 minutes. Then use this hot ginger soup to iron or apply hot compress to your navel. The application time should be more than 30 minutes, usually one or two times is enough.

3. Pick a handful of fresh mugwort, a handful of onions and a few pieces of ginger. Wash them, add water to the pot and boil them for about 15 minutes. Then, use a hot towel or iron your belly button. Generally, one or two times will heal it.

3. Cupping is a good way to dispel wind and cold. Cupping is performed in and around the center of the navel. Place the cupping jar from the center to the periphery until the pressure of the cupping jar is reduced to a point where the skin can hardly be sucked together, then remove it. This can effectively dispel wind. After dispelling the wind, diarrhea can basically be stopped on the same day.

4. You can find a piece of ginger, grind it into ginger paste, then put a little ginger paste in a bowl, add a little wine and soak it for more than half an hour. After the wine is ready, drink it together with the ginger residue, one or two sips at a time, once every four hours or so. Drinking three or four times will basically stop the diarrhea.

5. You can pick a few tender shoots of the carambola tree, wash them, put them into a frying pan together with dry rice, stir-fry until the rice grains turn brown, then add a bowl of water and cook it into porridge. Eat the porridge, but do not eat the leaves. Throw them away. Generally, one or two times is enough.

6. If you have moxa sticks, you can cut a few thick slices of ginger, place the ginger slices on and around your navel, and then place the burning moxa on the ginger slices to roast them. If you have an moxa burner, use it for moxa fumigation.

How to prevent diarrhea

1. Quit smoking and drinking; eat less sour, cold, raw, hard, greasy and gas-producing foods.

2. Eat at regular times and in regular amounts, and eat small and frequent meals. It is not advisable to eat too much at each meal, especially in the afternoon and evening.

3. Pay attention to your daily routine and ensure adequate sleep.

4. Do more outdoor exercises. A strong physique is the basis of health.