Inflammation of the stomach and intestines
 Gastroenteritis

When the occurrence of gastroenteritis inflammation of them occurs and is often caused by a virus or bacteria, or a particular parasite.

 The gastroenteritis virus is the second cause of disease in the United States of America.

 The danger is inflammation of the stomach and intestines the patient's exposure to drought due to the lack of compensation for lost fluids through diarrhea and vomiting, and this situation affects children, the elderly, and the owners of low immunity in particular.

Symptoms of gastroenteritis

The main symptoms of gastroenteritis are as follows:

1. Symptoms of general gastroenteritis

• Diarrhea: Diarrhea is the most prominent display of gastroenteritis, as may prevent the virus re-absorption of fluid, causing the stool soft.
•  Malabsorption: caused by destroying intestinal cells called intestinal cells.
•  Stomach pain: cramps may occur and stomach pain associated with diarrhea.
•  Nausea and vomiting: vomiting is famous signs of infection with gastroenteritis.
•  High temperature: high temperature due to the capture of disease-causing infection occurs.

2. indicate symptoms of dehydration caused by gastroenteritis

As mentioned earlier, some may become dehydrated due to diarrhea and vomiting. Here are the most prominent signs of dehydration:

• Feeling very thirsty.
•  Out less than the usual amount of urine.
•  The dark color of urine.
•  Eyes, or sunken cheeks.
•  Headache and dizziness when standing.
•  Fatigue and fatigue in general.

Causes and risk factors for gastroenteritis

There are many causes, factors and ways that cause gastroenteritis, let's learn about that in the following:

1. Causes of gastroenteritis

Norovirus

The virus affects children and adults alike, and is the most common cause of foodborne illness in the world.

 The virus is transmitted through contaminated water and food, and the disease spreads quickly in crowded places.

rotavirus

Rotavirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis viral children, often affects children aged 3-15 months.

 Symptoms completed within 3-7 days, but the symptoms are less serious in adults.

 With the advent of vaccine virus, said the incidence of rotavirus infection of viral gastroenteritis by 80%.

Virus adenoidism (Adenovirus)

Viruses infect adenoidism children under the age of two years.

 Symptoms completed within 5-12 days.

Astrovirus

Virus infants and young children affects more, but it can affect anyone.

 The virus is usually transmitted through oral feces, and symptoms continue between 3-4 days.

bacteria

Although viruses are the main cause of the disease, but the bacteria can cause gastroenteritis and the most prominent types of disease-causing bacteria:

 Salmonella (Salmonella).

 Alchgala (Shigella).

 Clostridium difficile infection (Clostridium difficile).

 E. coli (Escherichia coli).

Parasites

Most cases of gastroenteritis occur due to parasitic Algirdia (giardia), or parasites Cryptosporidium (cryptosporidium) by drinking contaminated water, or swimming in contaminated water.

other reasons

It can lead some medications, or chemical toxins, such as minerals, or plant material to gastroenteritis

2. Risk factors

• Infants and young children: The immune system is not yet complete, so it is more likely the child to infection with gastroenteritis.
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•  The elderly: the immune system becomes weaker with age.
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•  Presence in crowded places: such as: schools, nurseries, and the role of caring for the elderly.
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•  Owners of low immune: The people infected with immune diseases, such as AIDS are more likely to weaken the inflammation of the stomach and intestines.

3. Methods of disease transmission

• Eating contaminated food, or raw, uncooked food.
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•  Drinking contaminated water.
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•  Direct contact with infected people.
•  Use a dirty utensil.

Complications of gastroenteritis

• Drought and poor absorption.
•  Resistance to lactose.
•  Chronic diarrhea.
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•  Transmission of infection to other body organs, such as: meningitis, inflammation, arthritis, pneumonia.
•  Septicemia.

Symptoms that may threaten life

You should seek medical care immediately if you or appeared on one of your family members the following signs of dehydration or any of the symptoms that are life-threatening and show advanced stages of inflammatory bowel disease:

• The presence of blood in the stool or feces contain pus.
•  If diarrhea continues for more than 2 to 3 days when an adult or 24 hours when the child.
•  High temperature higher than 38 degrees Celsius.
•  Severe pain in the abdomen or sudden.
•  The presence of blood in the vomit or vomiting when more than two days will continue in some cases,
•  Incidence of drought.

stomach ulcer treatment

Treatment of stomach ulcers is divided into two main cases:

1. The presence of contamination is installed is infected with Helicobacter pylori

• Antibiotics should be taken to totally eliminate the bacteria Helicobacter pylori, which is known today as the triple therapy consisting of three antibiotics: metronidazole (metronidazole), amoxicillin (amoxicillin), clarithromycin (clarithromycin).
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•  Treatment by anti-drugs for the secretion of stomach acids (Antisecretory) which helps heal ulcers better.
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•  Consult your doctor about the possibility to stop taking analgesic medications for pain from NSAIDs.

2. No confirmed H. pylori contamination:

Above all on the doctor to make sure that there is no inflammation of this germ by more than one test, Vvhsa negative one for the absence of MRSA is not enough to make sure the actual, and methods of treatment include the following:

• Treatment by anti-drugs for the secretion of stomach acids (Antisecretory) which helps heal ulcers better, where there are three main categories of these drugs, namely: Proton pump inhibitors (proton pumb inhibitor).
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•  Receptor blockers histamine.
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•  Medicines that contain artificial prostaglandins such as misoprostol (Misoprosol).

Stomach ulcer prevention

• Avoid foods that irritate the stomach.
•  stop smoking.
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•  Drugs non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) with food; Because this may reduce the risk of irritation of the stomach lining.
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•  Learn how to control stress levels you have.