Causes of diarrhea

summary

Diarrhea is a common symptom, commonly known as "diarrhea", refers to the frequency of defecation significantly more than usual, thin stool, increased moisture, daily defecation volume more than 200g, or contain undigested food or pus blood, mucus. Diarrhea is often accompanied by defecation urgency, anal discomfort, incontinence and other symptoms. What are the causes of diarrhea? Let's have a look!

Causes of diarrhea

First, the cause of acute diarrhea: intestinal infection, including food poisoning, is the most common cause of acute diarrhea, which can be divided into: (1) bacterial infection, protozoa and parasite infection, viral infection, fungal infection and allergic reaction.

Second, the etiology of chronic diarrhea: chronic diarrhea is common in clinic, and there are many causes of chronic diarrhea, including intestinal infection (the most common cause of chronic diarrhea), intestinal nonspecific inflammation or non infectious inflammation, malabsorption syndrome, endocrine disease, tumor disease, gastrointestinal dysfunction disease.

Third, intestinal flora imbalance: diarrhea is caused by the imbalance of normal intestinal flora after long-term application of broad-spectrum antibiotics. In severe cases, pseudomembranous enteritis can be induced. Uremia: diarrhea caused by uremic enteritis, stool 3-5 times a day, mostly paste or watery stool.

matters needing attention

Diarrhea for a long time leads to other discomfort. It's better to see a doctor. It's safer. In addition, during the period of diarrhea, we should pay more attention to water supplement to avoid dehydration.