What are the symptoms of a stomach flu? How to treat it?

The main cause of gastrointestinal colds is external stimulation, such as weather changes. This is because the weather changes from hot to cold, which can easily irritate the stomach. In addition, people are busy at work and have irregular work and rest schedules, which makes it easy for them to be attacked by diseases. What are the symptoms of gastrointestinal colds? How to treat them effectively?

1. Symptoms of gastrointestinal cold

1. Vomiting: Vomiting first and then defecating, the feces are sour, and there is a slight fever: it should be caused by rotavirus (occasionally combined with symptoms of mild respiratory tract infection). The stomach is stimulated and contracted by pathogens or other toxic substances, and the stomach contents are discharged from the body;

2. Eye discomfort, high fever, acute headache, diarrhea, nausea: it should be the enterovirus;

3. Throat pain like a knife cutting, difficulty swallowing saliva, dizziness, fever combined with abdominal pain and diarrhea: it should be enterovirus infection.

4. Blood in stool, abdominal distension, vomiting and high fever: It should be Salmonella. This is an emergency and must be sought by a doctor immediately.

5. Diarrhea: It is mainly caused by the irritation of the intestines, which leads to a large increase in secretions, affecting the absorption function, causing excessive water in the intestinal cavity, and increased intestinal motility, so the stools discharged are all loose stools.

6. Abdominal pain: The pain is felt because the intestinal motility is twice as fast as normal, or the mucosa on the intestinal wall becomes red, swollen and painful due to inflammation. Although the redness and swelling cannot be seen, the pain can be felt.

2. Treatment of gastrointestinal cold

In the treatment of gastrointestinal colds, antiviral drugs and symptomatic treatment can be used according to the condition. If fever occurs, antipyretics can be used. Patients with diarrhea will cause varying degrees of fluid loss, so it is necessary to pay attention to replenishing water and electrolytes. Patients with mild diarrhea can drink small amounts of light salt water multiple times, while patients with moderate and severe diarrhea need to replenish water and electrolytes intravenously.

For digestion, you can use multi-enzyme tablets to promote the secretion of digestive juices, help digestion, and improve appetite. For diet, you should choose liquid or semi-liquid food, such as rice soup, porridge, noodles, and other light foods with little residue, and avoid drinking alcohol.