Diarrhea of various shades of brown( light, mustard, dark, beige) causes bacteria that occur most often in the summer months. Watery stool of this color in both a child and an adult can also be provoked by parasites. The danger of such pathologies is not their possible complications, but severe dehydration. A woman or an elderly person most often may have a risk of this syndrome.
The appearance of brown diarrhea in an adult patient indicates the presence of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. Most often, a liquid stool of this color is caused by the products of vital activity of these microorganisms that damage the walls of the intestine. Due to the fact that the appearance of this pathology provoked not an organic or infectious disease, it is not recommended to treat it with antibiotics, so as not to disturb the natural microflora in the digestive organs. Only in the case of a very severe brown diarrhea does the doctor, as an exception, prescribe a therapy for this type of diarrhea with antimicrobials. Also, if there is a suspicion that a brown liquid stool is provoked by salmonella or cholera, an emergency hospitalization of the patient in the infectious department will be required.
The main goal of patients with the occurrence of watery light or dark brown diarrhea of varying severity is to restore the body's water balance and prevent dehydration. To treat this type of diarrhea, medicinal preparations are rarely used, so the best option is to adjust the diet and electrolyte solutions of Regidron and Oralit. In a relatively short time since the appearance of brown, mustard or beige diarrhea, they need to drink from three to five glasses. After the strong thirst stops, you will need to use solutions of 0.5 cup after each act of defecation until the liquid stool completely stops.
When treating diarrhea with feces of such shades, avoid eating foods that contain fiber. Milk and fresh fruit juices also should be excluded from the diet, as they, for the most part, exacerbate the situation. You can eat strong brewed tea, a decoction of St. John's wort, white bread crumbs and steamed vegetables.
Why does a child develop a brown diarrhea?
For every young mother, the appearance of diarrhea in a small child is a very worrying factor, because if an adult with strong immunity, this pathology is easily transferred because of its small health hazard, then the baby will very quickly provoke dehydration with all the consequences. Dark or light brown diarrhea in a child is probably the most common ailment. In order to understand how to save a baby from this disease, it is necessary to consider in more detail the reasons for his appearance. Usually experts note the following:
- First, this kind of diarrhea, in which there is stool of various shades of brown, indicates that there are lesions of the small intestine by pathogenic microorganisms and products of their vital activity. A brown liquid stool appears mostly on hot days. In winter, it is viral in nature and appears in rare cases;
- Secondly, it can occur with food poisoning. Infection in this case occurs even when poor-quality products have undergone appropriate heat treatment before use;
- Third, the uncontrolled intake of antibiotics also often leads to the appearance of light or dark brown diarrhea in the child.
For the treatment of such diarrhea in infants, medications are used in rare cases. You can resort to proven recipes of traditional medicine and necessarily strengthen the drinking regime, as well as adjust the diet.