Vomiting, diarrhea, fever in adultsMost cases are signs of infectious diseases of the intestine, the causative agents of which can be bacteria, viruses, and parasites (food poisoning, gastric flu, amoebiasis). But besides these, the main reasons, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, temperature can accompany:
1) Drinking unboiled water that has been contaminated;
2) Emotional problems, chronic stress;
3) Syndrome, called "irritated bowel";
4) Crohn's disease (chronic sluggish inflammation of a certain part of the gastrointestinal tract);
5) Ulcerative colitis, which is characterized by chronic inflammation or the appearance of ulcers on the mucosa of the large intestine;
6) Oncological disease of the rectum;
7) Malabsorption syndrome (in which absorption is impaired).
If symptoms occur:vomiting, diarrhea, fever, - it is absolutely necessary to visit a doctor. The most dangerous when this condition occurs after visiting the Asian, African or other remote regions. If you do not get timely full qualified medical care, then such a dangerous not only for health, but also for life itself, a condition such as dehydration of the body can develop. Its main features are dry tongue and dry lips, a constant thirst, rapid breathing, urination, on the contrary, becomes less frequent.
How, if there are such symptoms as vomiting, diarrhea, temperature in an adult, you can provide yourself with pre-medical care?
It is necessary:
1) As much as possible to use liquids which are at room temperature or slightly higher (this can be both water and various broths);
2) To exclude completely from your diet for the period of coffee, any alcoholic drinks, fruit juices and milk.
Need to drink small sips smallin portions. If there is no appetite or there is a feeling of indigestion or stomach cramps - do not eat. And when the appetite reappears, - it is recommended to eat rice, bananas, crackers of white bread, baked vegetables, and if the meat is lean and only in small amounts. To complete disappearance of symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, temperature, adult, prohibited to him eating fresh fruits, vegetables, alcoholic beverages, greasy, spicy, fried. You can, of course, be used in these disorders and bezretseptnoe antidiarrheal, but if vomiting, diarrhea, adult temperature disappear on the second day of taking this drug, you should not continue, and it is better to visit a doctor.
If you are recommended hospital treatment, then inthe best case will be a couple of days under supervision and, if you feel well, go home. If not - and vomiting, diarrhea, fever in the adult will be maintained, after the examination, analysis of blood and cultures for infectious agents, prescribe treatment with specific antimicrobial or antiparasitic drugs, immunomodulators, agents that restore the natural microflora of the intestine. In severe cases, especially with dehydration, they can prescribe a course of droppers to restore the water-electrolyte balance in the body. The length of stay in the hospital can be from seven to fourteen days.
In order to protect yourself and your loved ones fromsuch adversities, try to drink only filtered water, always wash berries, vegetables and fruits, as well as hands before eating. After all, in addition to a banal intestinal disorder, a person can become infected with hepatitis A, dysentery, and in exotic countries, even with cholera, because of non-observance of these elementary rules. Before traveling to distant countries, ask for the necessary vaccinations, and while there, - be extremely careful, especially with raw and unusual food.
