Stomach flu

Introduction Gastrointestinal cold refers to gastrointestinal discomfort. There are many causes of gastrointestinal discomfort, including bacterial and viral infections, environmental incompatibility, dietary allergies, drug reactions, and head injuries (concussions).

Cause

Causes of gastrointestinal cold:

Gastrointestinal flu is mainly caused by a virus called "Coxac", accompanied by a bacterial mixed infection. The main symptoms are: bloating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, multiple bowel movements a day, the body feels weak, severely causes dehydration of the body, electrolyte imbalance in the body, and damage to the immune system. The most common cause of gastrointestinal cold is virus bacteria. Allergic reactions to infections and diets. Bacteria and viruses in the throat after inflamed, will be swallowed into the gastrointestinal tract by the saliva caused by gastrointestinal discomfort.

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Basal gastric secretion, fiber, gastroscopy, plasma cell basal gastric secretion, maximum gastric acid output, gastrointestinal imaging

Diagnosis of gastrointestinal cold:

1. Vomiting: The stomach enters due to pathogenic bacteria or other toxic substances, causing the muscles of the stomach to stimulate and contract, and the contents of the stomach are excreted.

2, diarrhea: mainly because the intestines are stimulated and the secretions increase a lot, affecting the function of absorption, causing excessive moisture in the intestinal lumen, plus the increase in intestinal peristalsis, so the discharged stools are loose stools.

3, abdominal pain: due to intestinal peristalsis than normal, doubled and felt pain, or the mucous membrane on the intestinal wall was red and swollen due to inflammation, although the redness and swelling can not be seen, but can feel the pain.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of gastrointestinal cold:

Vomiting

It is a kind of reflex action that the stomach contents are reversed into the esophagus and spit out through the mouth. It can be divided into three stages, nausea, retching and vomiting, but some vomiting can be a precursor to nausea or retching. Vomiting can spit out harmful substances that are swallowed into the stomach. It is a kind of defensive reflex of the body and has certain protective effects, but most of them are not caused by it, and frequent and severe vomiting can cause complications such as dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. The stomach enters due to pathogenic bacteria or other toxic substances, causing the muscles of the stomach to stimulate and contract, and the contents of the stomach are excreted.

2. Diarrhea

(diarrhea) is a common symptom. It means that the frequency of bowel movements is significantly higher than the frequency of usual habits. The faeces are thin and the water is increased. The daily defecation is more than 200g, or contains undigested food or pus and mucus. Diarrhea is often accompanied by symptoms such as urgency of bowel movements, anal discomfort, and incontinence. Diarrhea is divided into acute and chronic. The incidence of acute diarrhea is acute, and the course of disease is within 2 to 3 weeks. Chronic diarrhea refers to recurrent diarrhea with a course of disease of more than two months or intermittent within 2 to 4 weeks. Mainly for the intestines to be stimulated and the secretions are greatly increased, affecting the function of absorption, causing excessive moisture in the intestinal lumen, and the increase in intestinal peristalsis, so the discharged stools are all loose.

3. Abdominal pain (abdominal pain, abdominalgia)

It refers to the lesions of the internal and external organs caused by various reasons, and it is manifested as pain in the abdomen. Abdominal pain can be divided into acute and chronic. The cause is extremely complex, including inflammation, tumors, bleeding, obstruction, perforation, trauma, and dysfunction. Pain is felt because the bowel movement is doubled faster than normal, or the mucous membrane on the intestinal wall is red and swollen due to inflammation. Although it is not visible, it can be painful.

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