What are the early symptoms of chronic enteritis?

Enteritis is a very common digestive system disease, which can be acute or chronic. Chronic enteritis is very harmful to us and can cause symptoms such as lack of energy, fatigue in the limbs, fear of cold, abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, etc. We must pay attention to our diet at ordinary times.

1. Early symptoms of chronic enteritis

1. Systemic symptoms: Chronic wasting symptoms, sallow complexion, lack of energy, laziness, weakness in the limbs, preference for warmth and fear of cold. For example, during the acute inflammatory phase, in addition to fever, symptoms of dehydration, acidosis, or shock and bleeding may be seen.

2. Gastrointestinal symptoms: intermittent abdominal pain, abdominal distension, abdominal pain and diarrhea are the main manifestations of this disease. It is especially prevalent when exposed to cold, eating greasy food, experiencing emotional fluctuations, or after being tired. The frequency of bowel movements increases, with several times or dozens of times a day, anal prolapse, and uncomfortable bowel movements. During acute attacks of chronic enteritis, high fever, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting, and urgent watery or sticky, frozen, bloody stools may occur.

3. Physical signs: long-term abdominal discomfort or dull pain in the lower abdomen. Physical examination may show mild tenderness, hyperactive bowel sounds, and rectal prolapse, mainly in the abdomen, around the umbilicus, or in the lower abdomen.

2. Dietary considerations for chronic enteritis

1. Low in fat and fiber. Foods that contain too much fat are not only difficult to digest, but their laxative effect often aggravates diarrhea symptoms. Therefore, patients should not eat fried, pan-fried, raw, cold, or high-fiber foods. Instead, they can choose easily digestible thin noodles, stewed noodles, wontons, tender vegetable leaves, fish, shrimp, eggs, and bean products to give the intestines a rest.

2. If patients with chronic enteritis are dehydrated, they can drink some light salt water, vegetable soup, rice soup, fruit juice, rice porridge, etc. to replenish water, salt and vitamins.

3. When flatulence and bowel sounds are too strong, you should eat less sucrose and foods that are easy to produce gas and ferment, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, white radishes, pumpkins, milk, soybeans, etc.

4. Most patients with chronic enteritis are weak and have poor resistance, so they should pay more attention to food hygiene, not eat raw, cold, hard or spoiled food, not drink alcohol, and not eat spicy and irritating condiments.

Warm reminder: I hope everyone has a comprehensive understanding of this disease, and pay attention to some protective methods in life. Eat less greasy food, drink more boiled water, drink more rice soup, and be careful about the consumption of potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other bloating foods to avoid causing adverse consequences to the body. Pay attention to scientific health care in daily life to avoid causing more troubles and being detrimental to the patient's health.