Diarrhea, diarrhea, abdominal pain or indigestion — stomach ailments are what we usually mean. Almost all of us have this problem. Abdominal pain can usually be divided into two parts. Inflammation of the esophagus (stomach, pancreas, small intestine or colon) and secondly, inflammation of the liverIn this regard, Professor ABM Abdullah, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, said that short-term abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood diarrhea and diarrhea are more prevalent at this time. Problems with long-term abdominal pain occur throughout the year. Such as gastric ulcer, irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion, inflammatory bowel disease of the colon. These problems can be better if you are a little aware.
Dysentery
Amoebic dysentery is one of the leading causes of short-term abdominal pain; Which is infected by a bacterium called Antibima histolytica. It is basically a waterborne disease. The disease is caused by eating open or stale food or drinking contaminated water. In urban areas, eating open roadside food is more likely to cause the disease. On the other hand, those who leave excrement and drink water from rivers and ponds in rural areas are more affected by this disease.
The symptoms of this disease appear suddenly. For example, frequent bowel movements, blood in the stool or mixed with the stool, sitting in the toilet does not want to get up or can not get up. There may be 20-30 latrines.
Blood diarrhea
The main cause of blood diarrhea is a type of bacteria; Which is transported through contaminated food or water. Symptoms of bloody diarrhea include severe abdominal pain, frequent bowel movements, bleeding with bowel movements, and severe pain in the rectum.
Diarrhea
* One of the causes of diarrhea is infection of various water borne viruses and bacteria in food.
* Diarrhea in children is caused by a virus called common rotavirus.
* Cholera is one of the main causes of diarrhea which is caused by various types of bacteria.
* If it is a thin stool, if it is like rice washing water, then it is a symptom of cholera. Symptoms include lower abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, frequent bowel movements, and gradual numbness. It is important to take immediate action at this time. Other causes of stomach pain are inflammation of the gallbladder, stomach, pancreas and intestines.
What to do to prevent stomach ache
* No open food or stale food can be eaten outside.
* In case of stomach ailment, necessary measures should be taken and doctor's advice should be taken.
* Hands should be washed regularly with soap before taking food and after defecation. Parents who feed the baby should wash their hands in the same manner before feeding the baby and after defecating.
* Washing utensils, household and cooking utensils and clothes in clean water should be done and soap should be used if necessary.
* Sanitary latrines should be used at all times for the toilet. The drainage system of the kitchen and bathroom should be kept hygienic.
* Those who live in villages, they should avoid the habit of defecating anywhere or on the banks of ponds and rivers.
* Make it a habit to use sandals or shoes without going to the bathroom or defecating barefoot.
* Boiling water should be used and if there is no boiling system, water purification tablets should be used.
* Prepared food items and prescribed drinking water should be covered.
Treatment of abdominal pain
* The body of a patient suffering from short-term abdominal pain becomes dehydrated very quickly. To prevent this condition, the patient should take plenty of saline. Eating saline should be taken after every thin stool.
* In case of fever and abdominal pain, action should be taken on the advice of a doctor.
* Since abdominal pain is more due to viral causes; Therefore, it is better not to give any kind of medicine to the patient without the advice of the doctor. However, in order for the baby's body not to be dehydrated, saline should be given every time there is a thin stool. In addition, the baby should continue to be fed all kinds of food. If the baby is breastfed, it cannot be stopped under any circumstances.
Remember, awareness is the biggest way to prevent stomach ache. Many people try to get rid of such stomach ailments through kabiraji, plants or bushes. This only increases the patient's suffering and the disease also takes a complex form.
