Recently, Jinan has entered a warm-up stage. As the weather turns hot, the number of pregnant mothers with acute gastroenteritis due to dietary problems has gradually increased. Pregnant women are most afraid of getting sick and worrying about adverse effects on their babies. Today we will lead pregnant mothers to further understand acute gastroenteritis during pregnancy.
What is acute gastroenteritis?
Acute gastroenteritis is an acute inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa. Patients mainly present with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fever. The disease is common in summer and autumn.
What are the causes of acute gastroenteritis?
1. Physical reasons: Eating foods that are too cold, hot, rough or irritating can cut and damage the gastric mucosa.
2. Microbial or bacterial infection: such as accidentally eating unclean or spoiled food, bacterial toxins such as Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus in food, or influenza Infections with viruses such as viruses and enteroviruses can cause acute gastroenteritis.
3. Chemical factors: Certain drugs such as aspirin, hormones, some antibiotics, etc., spirits, strong tea, coffee, spices, etc. stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa The injury, erosion, and spotting hemorrhage occurred;
4. Mental and neurological factors: The critical state of various emergencies and allergic reactions can cause acute damage to the gastrointestinal mucosa.
What about acute gastroenteritis during pregnancy?
Pregnant mothers diagnosed with gastroenteritis should not have too much mental stress, and do the following 3 points.
1. Remove the cause, rest in bed, stop all diets and foods that irritate the gastrointestinal tract; fast for a short period of time as appropriate, and then give a light and easy-to-digest liquid diet;
2. If diarrhea causes a large loss of water and electrolytes and you feel dizzy and weak, replenish water in time, preferably with sugar and salt water (a small amount of sugar and salt added to boiled water). Do not drink sugary beverages, so as to avoid excessive acid production and aggravate abdominal pain.
3. If the patient has frequent bowel movements or severe abdominal pain, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in a professional hospital in time to clarify the diagnosis and cause, and timely symptomatic treatment to avoid missed or misdiagnosed, and delayed diagnosis and treatment. Injury to pregnant women and fetuses.
How can pregnant mothers prevent gastroenteritis?
1. Do not eat unclean melons and fruits
The fruits need to be fertilized and sprayed with pesticides when they grow. During the collection and transportation process, they are easily infected. Many fruits and vegetables have bacteria, insect eggs and even chemical pesticides on their epidermis. Must be rinsed repeatedly with clean water. All fruits that can be peeled should be peeled before eating.
2. Do not gluttonously eat spicy food
Cold, spicy and other irritating foods should be selected according to personal conditions, original eating habits and seasons, avoid overeating, try not to drink strong tea, a lot of coffee, alcohol, etc.
3, pay attention to tableware hygiene tableware should be cleaned before and after use. Some people are used to rinsing the tableware with boiling water, and it is better to rinse thoroughly with clean water. Dishwashing cloth should be kept clean and dry, otherwise it is easy to breed bacteria.
The weather turns hot and the high incidence of acute gastroenteritis is approaching. Pregnant mothers must pay attention to their own dietary hygiene. If symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting occur, they should seek medical attention immediately. The Department of Gastroenterology of the Health Center escorts the healthy stomach of pregnant mothers.
Original author: Wang Xiaoli
Editors: Liu Liu, Sun Shuo
Review: Gao Fengyu
Correspondents: Liu Zhu, Xu Xiao