What to do if you have diarrhea and watery stools?

I believe that many infants, children and adults have experienced stomach pain and diarrhea. If the frequency of bowel movements increases significantly and all the stool is watery, then the cause of this situation is most likely enteritis. When the diarrhea symptoms are not serious, some people tend to take some medicine on their own, and only go to the hospital immediately when they are serious. You can use some methods to relieve stomach pain and diarrhea at home, but it is recommended that you go to the hospital for treatment in time so that you can recover soon.

1. Hydration

Due to the large amount of bowel movements, diarrhea patients suffer from severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. At this time, they must replenish a lot of water. It is best to use warm boiled water with a little salt. You can also supplement with fruit juice, such as watermelon juice, apple juice, carrot juice, etc. These juices can not only provide the body with water, but also supplement the vitamins needed by the human body.

2. Huoxiang Zhengqi Water Method

Huoxiang Zhengqi Water has the effects of regulating Qi and harmonizing the middle, dispelling exterior pathogens and removing dampness. It is generally used for gastrointestinal colds caused by exogenous wind-cold and internal injury and dampness. It has a therapeutic effect on diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal colds. It is useful to drink some Huoxiang Zhengqi Water when you have stomach pain and diarrhea. The effect will be better if you take some anti-inflammatory drugs with it.

3. Steamed yam method

The nutritional value of yam is very high. It is beneficial to improve the gastrointestinal digestion and absorption function. It has obvious antidiarrheal effect on functional diarrhea, fungal diarrhea and chronic diarrhea. In the early stage of abdominal pain and diarrhea, wash the yam with skin, steam it in a pot, peel it and try to eat it. The effect will be quick.

4. Take anti-inflammatory drugs

Stomach pain and diarrhea are mostly caused by gastrointestinal inflammation. You can also use anti-inflammatory drugs such as berberine tablets, norfloxacin capsules, and chloramphenicol to treat diarrhea, but remember to drink plenty of water, warm water, and light salt water to replenish your body with enough water to prevent dehydration.

5. Pay attention to food hygiene

Stomach pain and diarrhea are often caused by unhygienic diet. Some people think that everyone eats the same food, why are others fine, but only I have stomach pain and diarrhea? If there is a problem with the food, everyone eats the same thing. This is not necessarily the case. Other people’s gastrointestinal resistance is stronger than yours, or you already have habitual enteritis problems, the results will of course be different, so you must pay attention to food hygiene, eat more light food, and eat less spicy food, hot pot, etc.

6. Actively strengthen exercise

Don't underestimate physical exercise, and don't mistakenly think that exercise is just to make the body stronger, as if it has nothing to do with stomach pain and diarrhea. In fact, you are wrong. Long-term exercise can enhance your physical fitness, and indirectly regulate and enhance gastrointestinal function. The enhanced gastrointestinal resistance to bacteria is naturally closely related to your stomach pain and diarrhea.

7. Eat more light liquid food

You must eat light liquid food during diarrhea, because the stomach and intestines need sufficient rest during diarrhea. Edible things include porridge, pasta, and vegetables. Try not to eat snacks to reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. You can add a little salt to the porridge. Only after slowly adjusting your body and allowing the stomach and intestines to slowly return to normal can you eat normally.