People with HIV and AIDS often suffer from a disease such as diarrhea. First of all, this may be due to the use of a large number of drugs aimed at combating infectious diseases. These include opportunistic, as well as affecting the organs of the digestive system.
Diarrhea in HIV-infected people can be observed for a very long time. A liquid chair with a frequency of several times( at least 3-4 times) causes serious discomfort and problems, therefore it is necessary to fight this disease. The main thing before this is to find out the cause of diarrhea for prescribing the necessary medicines.
Causes of diarrhea in HIV
Most often, it is caused by taking medications, antibiotics. Diarrhea can last from a few weeks to several months. This is affected by the duration of use of certain drugs. Sometimes diarrhea in HIV infection does not get rid of, and it can continue throughout the treatment of the underlying disease with medicines.
The severity of the disease can be different. When diarrhea begins with HIV, the patient goes to the toilet several times. In this case, it can be accompanied by fever and weakness throughout the body. The use of drugs such as saquinavir, lopinavir, ritonovir and other similar drugs in the treatment of HIV can provoke the appearance of these symptoms.
Diarrhea treatment for HIV
Sometimes diarrhea can pass for a couple of days on their own. You need to see a doctor if this has not happened.
Since diarrhea in HIV infection causes dehydration, it is very important to fill the lack of fluid lost during the illness. To restore the water-salt balance, special salt solutions are used. Diarrhea contributes to the removal of large quantities of calcium from the body, therefore, you need to increase the number of unpreserved products that are rich in this element.
Adjusting the diet, a healthy diet can to a certain extent reduce the severity of the symptom in HIV and improve the body. Natural soluble fibers contained in bananas, apples, oats are useful in diarrhea. Food should be produced in small portions, exclude various seasonings, which become additional irritants of the intestine. In addition, you should remove the fat, fried foods from the diet.
Occurrence of diarrhea in AIDS
Almost every patient with a severe form of HIV in a certain period of the disease begins diarrhea, which causes weight loss and exhaustion of the body. More than half of AIDS patients suffer from intestinal infections. Diarrhea can become more pronounced as the disease begins to progress.
There is a violation of digestion, dehydration, frequent and abundant stool, abdominal pain. With AIDS, diarrhea can occur as a result of a decreased level of CD4.Depending on the reason for the appearance of diarrhea, infections are of the following types - parasitic, bacterial and cytomegalovirus.
Bacteria and viruses that have caused diarrhea can be very dangerous, as their presence in the patient's body causes a serious complication, for the control of which it is necessary to make serious efforts. If diarrhea in AIDS lasts more than 3-4 days, it is recommended to consult a doctor for examination and diagnosis of the condition to determine what type of treatment is required. This is especially important if blood was found in the stool. After collecting all the tests, the specialist prescribes drugs that help reduce the severity of symptoms.