What are the symptoms of gastrointestinal cold?

Gastrointestinal colds are mainly related to gastrointestinal symptoms and mostly occur in children. Children's insufficient gastrointestinal function or lack of attention to their diet are all causes of gastrointestinal colds. For example, in terms of diet, they often consume too much greasy food, or have improper bowel movements and often drink cold drinks. After a gastrointestinal cold occurs, patients will most likely experience abdominal pain, diarrhea, and will be accompanied by sneezing, runny nose, and fever.

Gastrointestinal colds are mainly characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms

Such as diarrhea, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, vomiting, etc., while cold symptoms such as cough and fever are relatively rare. Most patients develop the disease acutely, with gastrointestinal symptoms first and then cold symptoms, so many patients often self-diagnose themselves as having gastroenteritis in the early stages.

Because children's gastrointestinal function is not yet fully developed, babies often suffer from gastrointestinal colds.

Symptoms of gastrointestinal cold in children:

Because babies have poor gastrointestinal function or usually eat without restraint, if they eat too much greasy food and feel cold, it is particularly easy for them to retain food and turn it into fire, causing gastrointestinal reactions. In addition to the common symptoms of a cold, babies may also experience abdominal bloating, loss of appetite and other discomforts. Some babies may have a sour odor in their mouths, and in severe cases, they may vomit sour and undigested food. At the same time, the baby's stool also has a sour and smelly smell, accompanied by abdominal pain, diarrhea, dry stools, not having a bowel movement for many days, less yellow urine, and a thick and yellow tongue coating.

Rotavirus infection is a gastrointestinal type of cold. Gastrointestinal colds are more common in children in autumn, also known as autumn diarrhea, which is mainly caused by rotavirus infection. Its main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, accompanied by mild cough, runny nose, and fever. For such patients, the main thing is to replenish water and lost electrolytes in a timely manner, and use antiviral drugs at the same time.

If you encounter such a patient, you must pay attention to strengthening isolation measures, especially the leftover food, which must be boiled before eating, because rotavirus can be transmitted through the respiratory tract and the intestines. To avoid respiratory infections, you should pay more attention to strengthening exercise and improving the body's immune function, so as to reduce the chance of cross-infection.

The most common causes of gastrointestinal cold in infants and young children are viral infections and allergic reactions to food. After bacteria and viruses implant in the throat and cause inflammation, they will be swallowed into the stomach and intestines along with saliva, causing gastrointestinal discomfort.

Symptoms of gastrointestinal cold include:

1. Vomiting: Pathogens or other toxic substances enter the stomach, causing the stomach muscles to contract and expel the stomach contents from the body.

2. Diarrhea: It is mainly caused by irritation of the intestines, which leads to a large increase in secretions, affecting the absorption function, causing excessive water in the intestinal cavity, and increased intestinal peristalsis, so the stools discharged are all 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. Although the redness and swelling are not severe, the pain can be felt.

Its main symptoms are: bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, feeling weak. 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.

Warm reminder: Seasonal change is the peak season for gastrointestinal colds, especially when spring turns to summer and summer turns to autumn. Pay attention to keeping warm in the cold and hot weather, and be especially vigilant against the occurrence of gastrointestinal colds.