How to treat gastrointestinal cold?

Gastrointestinal cold is actually a common type of cold, and its main cause is related to a viral infection. Friends who suffer from gastrointestinal colds will actually experience vomiting. Because the more common manifestations of this disease are bloating, vomiting, diarrhea, etc., patients will feel general fatigue and need to replenish water and electrolytes in time.

Gastrointestinal cold is a type of cold. Gastrointestinal cold is mainly caused by a virus called "Coxsackie", accompanied by mixed bacterial infection. Gastrointestinal cold is also known as "vomiting upper respiratory tract infection" in medicine. Its main symptoms are: bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, feeling weak, and in severe cases it can lead to dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and damage to the immune system. At this time, if antidiarrhea drugs are used for treatment, it will not only fail to alleviate the condition, but will also delay the condition.

Clinical manifestations

The most common causes of "gastrointestinal cold" are viral infections and allergic reactions to food. Once bacteria and viruses invade the throat and cause inflammation, they will be swallowed into the stomach and intestines along with saliva, causing gastrointestinal discomfort. The symptoms are as follows:

1. Vomiting

When pathogens or other toxic substances enter the stomach, the stomach muscles are stimulated to contract and the stomach contents are expelled from the body.

2. Diarrhea

It is mainly because the gastrointestinal tract is irritated and secretions increase significantly, affecting the absorption function, causing excessive water in the intestinal cavity, and intestinal peristalsis also increases, so the stools discharged are loose stools.

3. Abdominal pain

The pain is felt because the intestinal peristalsis is twice as fast as normal, or the mucosa on the intestinal wall becomes red, swollen and painful due to inflammation.

The diagnosis is based on symptoms and related tests.

1. Vomiting

A reflex action in which gastric contents are refluxed into the esophagus and vomited out through the mouth. It can be divided into three stages, namely nausea, retching and vomiting, but some vomiting may occur without nausea or retching beforehand. Vomiting can spit out harmful substances swallowed into the stomach. It is a defensive reflex of the body and has a certain protective effect, but most people are not caused by it. Frequent and severe vomiting can cause complications such as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance.

2. Diarrhea

It is a common symptom, which means that the frequency of bowel movements is significantly higher than the usual frequency, the feces are 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. Diarrhea can be divided into two categories: acute and chronic. Acute diarrhea develops rapidly and lasts for 2 to 3 weeks. Chronic diarrhea refers to recurrent diarrhea with a course of more than two months or an interval of 2 to 4 weeks.

3. Abdominal pain

It refers to lesions of organs inside and outside the abdominal cavity caused by various reasons, which manifest as abdominal pain. Abdominal pain can be divided into acute and chronic types. The causes are extremely complex, including inflammation, tumors, hemorrhage, obstruction, perforation, trauma and functional disorders.