Vomiting And Diarrhea

            The article ‘Vomiting And Diarrhea' is regarding adult and children humans, Vomiting and Diarrhea is common to human being. Both may lead to dehydration (loss of excessive body fluid and minerals); dehydration is a serious medical complication and may lead to death. Statistics of death due to diarrhea (2009): 1.5 million ages 5 and over, 1.5 million under age 5, 

            Vomiting

            Vomiting also called throwing up is caused by many reasons like gastritis, poisoning, brain tumor, intracranial pressure; it is defined as the expulsion of stomach materials up through the mouth and sometimes through the nose also. Causes of vomiting are listed below:

                        Digestive Tract – Gastritis (inflammation of gastric wall caused by virus), gastroenteritis, Pyloric stenosis (projectile vomiting in children), bowel obstruction, overeating, acute abdomen, food allergies, hepatitis, pancreatic, appendicitis, food poisoning, children allergies to cow's milk.

                         Sensory System and brain – motion sickness, concussion, cerebral hemorrhage, migraine, brain tumor, intracranial hypertension, hypercalcemia, uremia, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia

                        Other – pregnancy, alcohol, drug reaction, illness like Norwalk virus and swine flu), emetics (a substance that induces vomiting) like copper sulfate, salt water, mustard, nervousness, after surgery, violet emotion.

            Antiemetic drugs like anticholinergics, serotonin are used against vomiting and nausea; it inhibits the receptor sites that cause vomiting.

            Diarrhea

            Diarrhea is defined as two or more loose liquid bowel movements per day. It is the second cause of death of children and common cause of death in developing countries. It may lead to dehydration a serious medical complication. Treatment by using oral rehydration salts and zinc tablets is estimated to have saved about 50 million children in last 25 years. Causes of diarrhea are listed below:

                        Infections: viruses - norovirus causes diarrhea in adult, rotavirus causes diarrhea in children, adeno virus, astrovirus; bacteria - campylobacter, salmonellae, toxin produced by clostridium difficile; parasites - charda.

                        Malabsorption – food allergy, food intolerance, lactose intolerance, pernicious anemia, and loss of pancreatic secretion, short bowel syndrome, and orlistat drug reduces absorption of fat.

                        Inflammatory/irritable bowel – ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, abdominal discomfort

                        Other causes – chronic alcoholic, ischemic bowel disease, and excessive hormone secreting tumors, toddler's diarrhea.

            Self care for adults ( Vomiting And Diarrhea)

            No food or drink fro several hours after vomiting

            Drink small amount of water or ice chips every 3-4 hours

            Then drink liquids like water, sports drink, soda, clear broth, gelatin, and apple juice every 15 minutes

            Eat bland food like banana, crackers, rice 24 –48 hrs after last vomiting

            Eat normal food if bland food is tolerated.

Contact a Doctor in cases self care does not work.

It is believed that Salmonella infection is the major cause of diarrhea hence if you happen to get infected with this disorder; you have to find all the possible means of getting the right treatment.

Most of the time many folks suffer from this disorder while on holiday. Not all hotels offer standard accommodation and wonderful hygiene hence you might be caught up in that catastrophe and end up falling sick because of poor hygiene. You will get the diarrhea from either food poisoning or any other form of poor sanitation that will cause severe damage to your body system.

All you have to do in order to stay away from this is by making sure that you check out the sanitation of the hotel in which you are going to reside. Due to the fact that food poisoning is the major cause of vomiting and diarrhea on holidays, make it a point and maintain your food in proper condition and this means you will not consume anything that is half cooked, pork inclusive.

In addition to the above point, for the food poisoning, you can incur that problem while on a barbecue and your meat is half cooked. You will suffer the consequences at the end of it all due to your leniency.

We all want to have peaceful holidays but this can never happen when the accommodation facilities are so not professional. You will have to determine the hygiene of your hotel in order to find out if your health is in good shape or you are most likely to incur severe damage. If it's too late and you end up falling sick, report to the authorities so that you can get a compensation for that sickness from the hotel management. Your health is number one priority hence it has to be kept in perfect shape no matter what your location is.

The symptoms crop up after falling sick are so severe and among these we have; dehydration, illness and vomiting to mention but a few. You will have to seek medical attention as soon as possible so that you are given the best treatment. All will be well if you work with the best hospital and medical personnel for vomiting and diarrhea treatment.

Salmonella is prone to young kids and the old folks. If one of your family members in that category happens to fall sick, you will have to seek medical attention for them because the consequences can be tense and unfriendly.

The hotel in which you resided will be charged for its poor sanitation hence you just have to contact the authorities in case such a tragedy shows up at your door step.