Diarrhea and Foods

Diarrhea and Foods
Diarrheas is one of the most
common diseases.
it is more common in developing
and under developed countries .

In diarrheas we
suffer bowel
movement
discharges loose
watery. Though it
is not serious, it
could become
serious when not
taken proper
precaution.

Diarrhea and Foods
 diarrhea is occurring due to the
unhealthy or unhygienic food.
 So one should give due attention
in their food. The treatment of
diarrheas is very simple.
 In some cases people suffer from
this due to irritable bowel
syndrome (IBS).
 following steps are to be provides
for a person having diarrhea.
 generally the cause of diarrhea is
bacteria, viruses, or parasites

Diarrhea Symptoms
 Bloating in your belly, Cramps
 Thin or loose stools
 Watery stools
 An urgent feeling for the bowel
movement and Nausea and
throwing up.
 Blood or mucus in the stool
 Weight loss
 and Fever

Causes of diarrhea
 infection in the gastrointestinal tract.
The infection causes are mostly
Bacteria, Viruses and Parasitic
organisms.
 A study has shown that the common
cause of acute diarrhea in the United
States is the bacteria Salmonella,
Campylobacter, Shigella, and Shiga-
toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
 Sometimes when clear cause of
diarrheas is not identified this is called
functional and it is chronic one.
 These are very common in
developing countries.

Causes of diarrhea
 An irritable bowel syndrome is the
common cause of functional
diarrheas.
 Another cause of chronic diarrheas
is inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD). This is also called Ulcerative
colitis or Crohn's disease.
 In this case peasant has blood in
the stool in both conditions.
 Some other cause of chronic
diarrheas is Microscopic colitis,
malabsorptive and maldigestive,
Chronic infections,
 Drug-induced diarrhea, Endocrine
causes and Cancer causes.

Sugar and sugar substitutes
Fructose is a constituent of sugar and is
found naturally in fruits. There are some
fruits which contain extra fructose than
others. Foods high in fructose are apple
juice, grapes, agave and soda. Dr. Norton
Greenberger, a gastroenterologist and
Harvard Medical School professor, states
that “seventy five of people who ingest
more than 40 to 80 grams of fructose per
day will get diarrhea."

The body digests a certain amount of
fructose at one time. Consuming more
fructose than the body absorption
capacity could cause diarrhea. Sugar,
alcohols, sorbitol, mannitol and xylitol are
commonly used to sweeten foods. These
sugar alcohols are not well absorbed by
the body and can cause diarrhea.

Caffeine
Caffeine in the drink or
food can cause
diarrhea in some
people. Caffeine is a
stimulant and
accelerates the rate
that food moves
through the intestines.
The common dietary
sources of caffeine are
chocolate, coffee,
soda and tea

High-fat and spicy foods
Foods containing high fat
can be the cause of
diarrhea since they are hard
for the body to digest.
Olestra can causes
diarrhea. People must read
the labels of fat-free
products for example in
potato chips whether it
contain Olestra as an
ingredient or not. Spicy
foods which contain hot
peppers are additional
common cause of diarrhea.

Lactose
Lactose is intolerant to
some people. So the
people who have
intolerant to lactose may
suffer from diarrhea.
Lactose intolerance is
predominant among
African-Americans,
Asian-Americans,
Mexican Americans, and
Native Americans.

FODMAPs
For some people
FODMAP or High-
FODMAP foods are
difficult to digest and that
may cause may cause
diarrhea Some
categories like fructose,
lactose, and sugar
alcohols are refer
FODMAPs.

Gluten
Gluten is the protein in
wheat, rye, and barley. The
people who have problems
in digesting it may exhibit
serious illness, such as
celiac disease. Those who
suffer celiac disease, their
resistant system responds to
gluten and causes damage
to the small intestine.

How to identified the
diarrhea is due to food
 Diarrhea is generally food-related.
Some people may get diarrheas when
he or she has made changes to their
food. So recording the symptom of
diary can be helpful for determining the
pattern. Before accrediting diarrhea to
food, it is important to check recent
medication changes. Diarrhea is a
common side effect of many drugs too.
For example some antibiotics and
medicines which contain magnesium.
Diarrhea is likely to be related to food
intolerance too if it contains blood or
pus, is go together with by a fever and
occurs for an prolonged period

Treatment and home
remedies for diarrhea
To control diarrhea there are so
many types of medicine that are
being consumed as per the type
and cause of diarrhea. Home
remedies for diarrhea are also
used. People suffering from
diarrhea are suggested to take
regular diet as tolerated. Doctors
recommended BRAT diet that is
bananas, rice, applesauce, and
toast.

Hydration
 During the time of diarrhea people
should not be dehydrated. Remaining
hydrated is the first priority when
people get diarrhea. The best way of
treatment is to drink plenty of fluids.
Stanford Cancer Nutrition Services
recommend that people with diarrhea
can sip on any of the following broth,
caffeine-free tea, diluted juice, drinks
that contain electrolytes, flat ginger
ale. Similarly according to the
American Academy of Family
Physicians, people can make an ORS
by adding half a teaspoon of salt and
six teaspoons of sugar to one liter of
water.

Medications
Lipoamide and simethicone are the
medicine that can be used for the
treatment further the combination
of these medicine are more
effective rather than individually.
Pepto-Bismol is another
medication for the diarrhea.
Probiotics are useful bacteria
which live in gut are helpful for
children. Soluble fibers containing
food such as oath and orange are
useful since it forms

When to see a doctor for diarrhea
 If the diarrheas continue for more than
two days then one should consult doctor
because to could worsen the health and
could be serious one. The diarrhea
comprises of blood and accompanied by
severe stomach pain or if he do not feel
well then he or she must see a doctor
and have some medicine. Diarrhea can
be dangerous for people when it occur in
group. In this case it is very essential to
look the symptom of dehydration in
these groups. The symptoms such as
urine volume, heart rate increased and
dizziness or confusion.

Prevention of diarrhea
Occurrence of dirty water and poor
sanitation is the major problem in
developing countries in preventing
diarrhea. Following are the preventing
measure to get rid of diarrheas such as
Clean and safe drinking water, Proper
Good sanitation, Awarding people to
wash hand with soap before taking
food and after each disposing, This is
more important in case of children,
Educating mothers the value of
breastfeeding for the first six months
of their child, proper hygiene practices
and Education on the spread of
infection

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