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It is an eating plan that emphasizes foods that are easy to digest. [1] It is commonly recommended for people recovering from surgery, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, or other conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Such a diet is called bland because it is soothing to the digestive tract; it minimizes irritation of tissues.
Dehydration can occur as a result of diarrhea, vomiting, water scarcity, physical activity, and alcohol consumption. Management of dehydration (or rehydration) seeks to reverse dehydration by replenishing the lost water and electrolytes.
Related diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI) system (including gastritis, gastroenteritis, colitis, and enterocolitis) may involve inflammation of the stomach and large intestine. Duodenitis, jejunitis, and ileitis are subtypes of enteritis which are localised to a specific part of the small intestine.
Gastroenteritis is the main reason for 3.7 million visits to physicians a year in the United States [1] and 3 million visits in France. [81] In the United States gastroenteritis as a whole is believed to result in costs of US$23 billion per year, [82] with rotavirus alone resulting in estimated costs of US$1 billion a year. [1]
A severity score is used to aid diagnosis in children. [58] When diarrhea lasts for more than four weeks a number of further tests may be recommended including: [59] Complete blood count and a ferritin if anemia is present; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Tissue transglutaminase for celiac disease; Fecal calprotectin to exclude inflammatory bowel ...
Gastroenteritis can be caused by viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections. Common routes of infection include: Food; Contaminated water; Contact with an infected person; Unwashed hands [2] Fifty to seventy percent of cases of gastroenteritis in adults are caused by noroviruses (genus Norovirus, family Caliciviridae). This virus is highly ...
Dysentery is managed by maintaining fluids using oral rehydration therapy. [4] If this treatment cannot be adequately maintained due to vomiting or the profuseness of diarrhea, hospital admission may be required for intravenous fluid replacement.
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. [1] It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salts, specifically sodium and potassium. [1] Oral rehydration therapy can also be given by a nasogastric tube. [1]