Gastric influenza, sometimes called gastroenteritis, always occurs suddenly. Inflammation of the gastric mucosa and small intestine causes infections of a viral and bacterial nature. Depending on the type of pathogen, gastric flu is divided into:
- infectious;
- bacterial;
- giardiasis;
- is alimentary, provoked by alcohol, overeating or too spicy food;
- toxic, when poisoning with mushrooms, seafood or fish;
- eosinophilic - allergy to certain types of products, medicines, intoxication with chemicals;
- is radiation when inflammation is caused by radiation.
Symptoms of the course of the disease depend on the type of pathogen, and how often the leading symptom occurs. For example, if the main factor is diarrhea, then focus on the average daily number of episodes. Up to 3 episodes a day - the degree is light, from 3 to 10 - the average, and over ten - the degree is heavy. Each disease is characterized by its signs according to certain degrees of severity, specific for it.
Gastroenteritis of moderate severity is associated with high fever up to 38-38.5 ° C with persistent diarrhea with an admixture of mucus and nausea, feces with medium severity of yellow or orange color, and sometimes green. In the area of the navel or in the place of the stomach, painful symptoms are felt. As a result, there comes dehydration with an average severity category of the disease, a person becomes apathetic, feels strong weakness, no appetite. The temperature increase is accompanied by chills.
Gastroenteritis of moderate severity can be treated independently at home, but if the child is sick, it is necessary to monitor a pediatrician. With infectious gastroenteritis of moderate severity, it is recommended to fast for the first 24 hours, and then to switch to a sparing diet and a split meal.
It is important for the treatment of moderate gastroenteritis in the inflammatory process to drink more water. To restore the water-electrolyte balance intravenously, glucose and saline solutions, as well as intake of at least 1.5 liters per day of the patient's preferred liquid are prescribed. In this case, the liquid should not eat up the inflamed mucosa. Probiotics are prescribed to restore the norm of the balance of the intestinal microflora. Drug treatment is carried out depending on the bioagent that caused the inflammation. Adjust the process of digestion and make up for the loss of nutrients will help enveloping agents. With chronic gastroenteritis, the treatment process is very long, and the patient should pay special attention to the diet.