Diarrhea, is the condition where you have at least three loose, liquid or watery bowel movements every day. It often lasts a few days and can lead to dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of normal skin elasticity and irritable behavior. This can lead to decreased urination, loss of skin color, rapid heartbeat and a decrease in responsiveness as it becomes more severe. However, loose but non-watery stools in exclusively breastfed babies are normal.
The most common cause is an infection of the intestines due to a virus, bacteria or parasite - a condition also called gastroenteritis. These infections are often acquired through food or water contaminated with feces, or directly from another person who is infected. The three types of diarrhea are: watery diarrhea of short duration, bloody diarrhea of short duration and persistent diarrhea (lasting more than two weeks, which may be watery or bloody). The short-term watery diarrhea may be due to cholera, although this is rare in the developed world. If blood is present, it is also called dysentery. A number of noninfectious causes can result in diarrhea. These include lactose intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, bile acid diarrhea and a number of medications. In most cases, stool cultures to confirm the exact cause are not required.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
