When a person gets affected by diarrhea, he or she passes off more than the normal amount of stool that too in abnormal frequency. During the summer season, the chances of diarrhea increase manifolds.
Chronic diarrhea can cause extreme dehydration in body. It results into scarcity of fluids in body that leads to disruption in normal functioning of the body. Chronic diarrhea must be treated on time especially if it has affected small kids and elderly people.
Diarrhea can take place due to several types of infection in body but its chronic form occurs only due to irregular or unusual disorder of bowel. Places which are unhygienic suffer from more cases of diarrhea sufferers. Moreover close contacts with pet or person with faecal matter can also result into diarrhea problem.
In this ailment, the bacterial infection took place in body due to consumption of polluted food and water. Even there are certain viruses that causes diarrhea. Moreover there are certain types of food products which many people are not able to digest properly which causes severe indigestion. Sensitivity towards certain medicines can also be the reason for diarrhea occurrence.
The various symptoms of diarrhea are swelling, blood in stool, unsettled stomach, contraction in muscles, dehydration, fever, pain in abdomen and lethargy.
An elderly person or a child affected with diarrhea should be given electrolytes or ORS solution to replenish the fluid loss in body. Even the homely solution prepared from sugar, salt and water can also be given to normalize the body.
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