Loose, watery stools often due to viral and bacterial infection. Diarrhea can be acute or chronic.
Acute diarrhea lasts for about three to four days. This can also be due to food poisoning. Chronic diarrhea can last about two to three weeks. It could be mostly due to intestinal diseases like crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease.
Traveller’s diarrhea is most common after a vacation due to exposure to bacteria or parasites.
Symptoms
- Abdominal pain, cramping, bloating abdomen persists.
- And can be associated with fever and dehydration due to excess loss of fluids.
- Large watery stools with much mucus.
- Fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and excessive thirst can be seen.
- If left untreated there can be severe dehydration with loss of electrolytes and increased heart rate.
Causes
Besides viral, bacterial and parasitic infection there are various causes for diarrhea.
- Food allergies can cause severe diarrhea.
- Food intolerance like lactose intolerance can either cause diarrhea or constipation mostly in children.
- Intestinal diseases.
Management
Consumption of water in small quantities at frequent intervals helps.
Oral electrolytes should be taken if dehydration is more.
Fruits are to be avoided for that particular time, as the fibre content in fruits moves the bowel and can increase the diarrhea.
Homeopathic approach
Nux vom and Merc sol are good remedies for diarrhea due to food allergies. In infants diarrhea can be due to lactose intolerance, this can be corrected with remedies like Lac can and Aethusa cynapium. For diarrhea with much mucus, aloes and Merc cor are helpful. Natrum mur and Kali mur are helpful for further dehydration. For loose stool with blood Hamamellis and Nitric acid are helpful. We at Gouri Homeo Healthway help to see that the acute symptoms are taken good care in no longer time and ease you definitely with good remedies and prevent further complications.
