Diarrhoea is the passage of loose stool more than two times a day. It is the decrease in consistency or increase in liquidity of stools.
Acute diarrhea
Causes
1-Viruses like adenovirus, astrovirus, rotavirus and herpes simplex virus
2-Bacteria: E.Coli, salmonella, Shigella
3-Parasites: E.histolytica
4-Food poisoning or toxins
6) Drugs: antibiotics, antihypertensive, antineoplastic, CNS drugs, antidepressants
Chronic diarrhoea
Causes
1) Dietary factor: indigestion of fructose, sorbitol, caffeine
2) Infections: giardia, E.histolytica
3) Drugs: antacids, antihypertensive, antibiotics, NSAID s, digoxin
4) Lactose intolerance
5) Malabsorption: chronic pancreatitis, bacterial overgrowth,
6) Inflammatory bowel disease
7) Radiation colitis.
8) Neoplasm: pancreatic cancer, neuroendocrine tumors,
9) Idiopathic secretary diarrhoea: microscopic colitis, collagenous colitis, idiopathic bile salt diarrhoea.
10) Endocrine disorders: DM, hyperthyroidism, hypoadrenalism
11) Functional bowel disorders: purgative use and abuse
12) Feacal incontinence: anorectal surgery, autonomic neuropathy
Clinical features
Symptoms
1) Weight loss
2) Abdominal pain
3) Abdominal distension
4) Rectal tenesmus
5) Chronic bloody diarrhoea with systemic upset
Signs
1) Abdominal tenderness
2) Abdominal bruit
3) Mass-carcinoma
4) Anal abnormalities like: fissures, perianal abscess
Treatment
In acute diarrhoea, taking the present symptomatology and prescribing is the correct method. If it is due to drug, withdraw the drugs. If it still persists, treatment should be according to the present symptomatology.
In chronic diarrhoea, the present symptoms along with the underlying disease symptoms are taken into consideration, and the potency selecting depends up on the chronicity of the disease.
In both cases, homeopathy is very effective.
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