Nausea and stomach pain, weakness, diarrhea
For stomach pains and diarrhea, you need to see a doctor. It is rather difficult to independently determine the causes of such a health disorder.
Diarrhea and abdominal pain can be symptoms that indicate a disturbance in the functioning of the organs of the digestive system, or they can occur simply against the background of overeating or stress. Even banal physical strain can cause nausea and abdominal pain.
Sometimes these unpleasant symptoms appear unexpectedly for a person and also disappear unexpectedly for him, without any treatment. However, everything does not always end so well. The patient often needs medical help.
Content:
- Nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain - what does this mean?
- The main causes of these symptoms
- What to do if nausea, stomach pain, weakness and diarrhea occur?
Nausea, diarrhea and stomach pain - what does this mean?
Nausea, diarrhea, and stomach pain are the triad of symptoms that most commonly characterize digestive disorders. Even minor disruptions in the functioning of the digestive tract can lead to loose stools and other unpleasant symptoms. Pain can be a sign of any pathology, or indicate a developing complication. With inflammation of the gastric mucosa, (gastritis), the pain is burning and cutting, but it can be transferred. While a stomach ulcer is accompanied by extremely intense painful sensations.
With gastritis with low acidity, a person will experience heaviness in the epigastric region. With stenosis of the pylorus, this zone seems to be bursting from the inside.
The main causes of these symptoms
The causes that lead to abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting can be very diverse. Depending on the etiological factor, a decision will be made to conduct therapy at home, or the need to consult a doctor.
Food poisoning
With food poisoning, an upset stomach is observed. Eating stale or low-quality products leads to such a violation. The pain in food poisoning is sharp, most often cutting. The person is very nauseous, vomiting and diarrhea may open. In the vomit, blood impurities are often observed, there is no appetite, and the head begins to hurt badly. Body temperature rises to significant levels.
In such a situation, you must immediately call a doctor. Before the arrival of the medical team, you must rinse your stomach yourself.
Food poisoning can be provoked by products such as:
- Milk and products based on it.
- Raw eggs.
- Mushrooms.
- A fish.
- Sweets.
Pregnancy
During pregnancy, women may experience aching abdominal pains, diarrhea and nausea. Such symptoms indicate that something is wrong with their body.
With an ectopic pregnancy, pain radiates to the tailbone, neck and lower back. They proceed according to the type of contractions. Fever and bleeding are sometimes possible. If you suspect an ectopic pregnancy, you should seek medical attention. Delay is life threatening.
Menstrual bleeding
Diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea can accompany the next menstrual cycle. Normally, these symptoms should be absent. If they bother a woman during each period, then this may indicate a hormonal imbalance.
Power supply errors
Abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea often plague people who don't eat well. Such symptoms can be caused by the abuse of fatty and fried foods, the frequent use of semi-finished products, canned food and mushrooms.
Another cause of stomach pain and nausea is following a strict or unbalanced diet.
Intestinal infection
Intestinal infections most commonly affect children. They, in turn, pass it on to the rest of the family. One of the most common diseases affecting the intestines is rotavirus infection.
Its symptoms can be as follows:
- Increased body temperature.
- Nausea.
- Flatulence.
- Abdominal pain.
- Lachrymation.
- A sore throat.
- Redness in the throat.
Other signs of rotavirus infection include blood in the stool. It becomes dark gray and mucus is found in it.
Enteritis
Enteritis can have both acute and chronic course. The inflammation is concentrated in the small intestine.
The symptoms of the disease are as follows:
- Bloating.
- Nausea, which may end with vomiting.
- Weakness.
- Diarrhea.
- Deterioration of general well-being.
- Dehydration of the body.
- Increased body temperature.
If the disease has a severe course, then the person's blood clotting processes are disrupted. If untreated, the patient develops shock and then coma.
Read more: Causes and symptoms of enteritis
Enterocolitis
With enterocolitis, the inflammatory process is concentrated in the small and large intestines. Colitis is caused by intestinal infections, serious errors in nutrition, alcohol abuse, allergic reactions of the body, and taking antibiotics.
Colitis can be acute or chronic. Its main manifestations: nausea and vomiting, flatulence, stool thinning, hyperthermic reaction of the body, headaches and severe weakness.
Read more: Enterocolitis - causes and symptoms
Pancreatitis
Pain with inflammation of the pancreas is localized in the right or left side, under the ribs. In addition, the person suffers from nausea and vomiting, from intense thirst. In feces and vomit, particles of undigested food are visible.
Read more: Pancreatitis - how does it manifest? What to do with an attack of pancreatitis?
Stomach ulcer and stomach cancer
With a stomach ulcer, a person suffers from aching abdominal pains. During the period of exacerbation of the disease, they intensify. A person may vomit and vomit, after which an unpleasant sour taste remains in the mouth.
Diarrhea is not a constant companion of gastric ulcer. To treat the disease, you will need to take antibiotics, which are destructive for Helicobacter pylori. It is these bacteria that lead to ulceration of the stomach walls. A person with a diagnosed ulcer needs to adhere to a diet, drink enough water.
Stomach cancer develops due to a person's addictions. The likelihood of tumor formation increases when close blood relatives suffered from a similar pathology. In addition to abdominal pain, the patient will have nausea and upset stools. Such symptoms require immediate medical attention.
What to do if nausea, stomach pain, weakness and diarrhea occur?
After the examination, the doctor will prescribe treatment for the person.
Its main goals:
- Normalization of the digestive system organs.
- Stool stabilization.
- Destruction of viruses and bacteria.
- Normalization of water-salt balance in the body.
To stop diarrhea, you need to exclude dairy products from the menu, adhere to a sparing diet. Fresh fruits and vegetables, fatty and fried foods are prohibited. Drinking enough water is essential to stay hydrated.
Sometimes patients need gastric and intestinal lavage, intake of adsorbents.
Medicines are prescribed to eliminate headache and abdominal pain. Drugs that can be used to treat nausea, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal discomfort:
- Loperamide.
- Smecta.
- Regidron.
- Enterosgel.
- Imodium.
- Diarol.
- Hilak forte, Linex, Eubikor, Enterol.
If you cannot cope with unpleasant symptoms on your own and your health continues to deteriorate, you need to seek medical help.
The author of the article: Gorshenina Elena Ivanovna | Gastroenterologist
Education: Diploma in the specialty "General Medicine" received at the Russian State Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova (2005). Postgraduate studies in the specialty "Gastroenterology" - educational and scientific medical center.
