How to provide mineral salts to our body after diarrhea
The diarrhea is an alteration of the intestines that appears due to different causes: a food poisoning, an infection by a determined virus (rotavirus, norovirus, astrovirus or enteric adenovirus) and also by the existence of some disease or pathology as for example is the case of the syndrome of irritable bowel or Crohn's disease or insufficiency of the pancreas. Likewise, it can arise as a consequence of a constant maintenance of both stress and anxiety, which cause nerves and tension in our stomach and intestines and do not perform their basic functions correctly.
The most obvious symptom that we suffer from diarrhea is the appearance of a increase in the number of bowel movements, more than 3 stools a day, and the decrease in consistency, being much more liquid or very soft. But it is also common for these two signs to be accompanied by others, such as: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, food intolerance, excessive sweating, muscle pain and fever.
The basic recommendation to follow when we have diarrhea is to drink plenty of fluids, since in this way we will be contributing to our body fluids and hydrate it correctly, avoiding the appearance of dehydration. However, you should keep in mind that Having a pasty and dry mouth is already a symptom of dehydration, so the key is to try to drink liquids every time and always in small sips to avoid reaching this point.
Why are fluids lost with diarrhea?
When we have diarrhea, either by food poisoning, by infection of a certain virus or by inflammatory bowel disease, there is a change in the bowel movements that causes the appearance of stools more liquid and soft than normal. As a result, liquids are not absorbed.
It's more, diarrhea increases fluid loss through the evacuations, and with this liquid also salts are lost, which consist of chemical substances that our body needs to be able to function correctly. Especially in babies, young children and older adults, this fluid loss can be serious.
It is usual that with diarrhea, if you do not provide fluids properly, dehydration appears, the clearest symptoms are: dry mouth and tongue, thirst, dark urine and less often than normal, dry skin, fatigue, dizziness and fainting.
Tips to provide salts to our body after having diarrhea
In many cases the only necessary medical treatment is to replace the fluids and the lost salts of our organism with diarrhea. Therefore, on the one hand to provide liquids it is necessary to drink water in small sips, broths and soups, infusions and fruit juices. But, and when it comes to providing sales ?.
In these cases the serum it is always the best option, since it consists in a dissolution in water of mineral salts and glucose that contributes to the organism those compounds and valuable and fundamental substances that it has lost through diarrhea.
In pharmacies, serums are sold in sachets, which are prepared by mixing it with a little water. In this sense, a usual pattern is to mix the contents of an envelope with a liter of water in a glass jar, and drink throughout the day in small sips.
It is also possible to make our own at home home serum. How? You only need 1 liter of mineral water, 2 tablespoons of sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of baking soda and 1 cup of lemon juice. You should mix everything well and drink it little by little throughout the day.
As we see, when we have episodes of diarrhea it is very important to provide fluids and salts to our body, in order to replace what has been lost and avoid getting dehydrated and, therefore, our body can not function properly. This article is published for informational purposes only. It can not and should not replace the consultation with a Physician. We advise you to consult your Trusted Doctor. ThemesGastrointestinal disorders
