Physiological diarrhea

Introduction Some babies have increased the number of stools since birth, or after a short period of time, and last longer. Every day, the stool is 3-4 times less, and the other is 6-7 times. The appearance of the stool is thick, the digestion is acceptable, the water is not much, the color is yellowish green, and there is no pus and blood. More common in infants within 6 months, the body is fatter, often with eczema. There was no fever throughout the diarrhea stage. Although the diarrhea was long, the appetite was always good, and the body weight and height and other aspects of development were normal. It shows that diarrhea does not affect normal growth and development, so it is not pathological, so it is called physiological diarrhea. This type of diarrhea does not require any treatment, and the frequency and nature of stools will generally improve after the gradual addition of complementary foods.

Cause

We know that the baby's ability to digest has a certain limit. If the food given to the baby exceeds its ability to withstand, diarrhea will occur. For example, if the water in the milk is evaporated by half to make so-called evaporated milk, and then the baby is fed without dilution, it is possible that some of the babies have diarrhea due to the high nutrient content in the milk.

Furthermore, the composition of breast milk varies greatly depending on ethnicity, eating habits, health status and individual differences. Some breast milk contains insufficient nutrients, which causes infants to be undernourished, while some breast milk contains more nutrients. In the baby's needs, the extra part is excreted with diarrhea, so the baby with "physiological diarrhea", although discharging some nutrients from the stool, has absorbed more nutrients than the average child.

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Physiological diarrhea is more common in infants under 6 months. Its appearance is puffy and often has eczema. It is diarrhea soon after birth. The number of stools per day is many, even ten times. The amount of stool is not necessarily a lot, and it contains a small amount of water. There is no special smell. In addition to the increased frequency of bowel movements, infants with physiological diarrhea have no other symptoms, good appetite, no vomiting, and growth and development are not affected. After adding complementary food, the stool gradually turns to normal.

If the physiological diarrhea is caused by artificial feeding, then just pay attention to adjusting the feeding habits. If the physiological diarrhea is caused by breast milk, the fundamental solution is to change the milk. When it is changed to eat milk or other dairy products, it can generally work. Drug treatment can not solve the fundamental problem.

Differential diagnosis

Adult diarrhea:

In autumn, adults are also prone to diarrhea. Most diarrhea patients have poor digestive enzyme activity due to intestinal tract, relatively high nutrient food intake, and heavy intestinal burden. At the same time, the body's regulating function is poor and immune function is poor. It is easy to get sick and the external cause is mainly due to rotavirus infection. The wood is the pathogenic microorganism that can enter the digestive tract with the food or water of the contaminant. This situation often occurs when the utensils or food used are not strictly disinfected.

In some cases of autumn diarrhea, fever and cold symptoms may occur. Before the occurrence of diarrhea, many patients have symptoms of respiratory infection first, and the disease suddenly arises. Generally, there is mild or moderate dehydration, antibiotic treatment is not effective, and once similar symptoms appear, they should be treated promptly.

Adult diarrhea do not kiss the baby.

Elderly diarrhea:

With the increase of age, the body's immunity is gradually reduced, and bacteria can easily take advantage of it; because the elderly suffer from stroke, diabetes, arteriosclerosis and other diseases, the gastrointestinal motility is easily slowed down, creating conditions for bacterial reproduction; Elderly people with chronic diseases take drugs for a long time, especially antibiotics, which inhibit the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestines, so that the bacteria that exist in the intestines and are highly virulent are multiplied, and their toxins cause diarrhea.

Diarrhea has a greater physical damage to the elderly because acute diarrhea in the elderly is prone to unexpected complications such as hypoglycemia, heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. When the elderly diarrhea, a large amount of water loss will cause the human body to be dehydrated, resulting in a decrease in blood volume, an increase in blood viscosity, a slow blood flow, and a tendency to form a thrombus and block blood vessels. Sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other elements can maintain blood acid-base balance, nerve conduction function and heartbeat rhythm. When diarrhea occurs, the lack and loss of these elements may cause severe heart rhythm disorder, which is related to cardiovascular disease. The elderly are particularly disadvantaged. In general, the appetite decreases when diarrhea occurs. If the food is insufficient, it is necessary to decompose the glycogen stored in the body to maintain blood sugar stability. The elderly do not have enough hepatic glycogen stores to convert into sugar. When blood sugar is lowered, the elderly are prone to a series of hypoglycemia symptoms such as weakness, sweating, palpitations, paleness and syncope. Therefore, if the elderly have diarrhea, do not take it lightly, and seek medical advice promptly.

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