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Management Measures for Diarrhea-1

Patient was educated on management measures for diarrhea as follows: Your doctor likely will advise you to take steps to replace the fluids and salts lost during diarrhea. For most people, replacing fluids means drinking water, juice or broth. If drinking liquids upsets your stomach or causes diarrhea, your doctor may recommend getting fluids through a vein in your arm (intravenously). Water is a good way to replace fluids, but it doesn't contain the salts [...]

Symptoms of Severe Dehydration

Patient wad educated on symptoms of severe dehydration as follows: Diarrhea and vomiting may cause dehydration. Severe dehydration can be fatal unless quickly treated. This is because the organs of your body need a certain amount of fluid to function. Symptoms of severedehydration in adults include: Weakness Confusion Rapid heart rate. Coma A greatly reduced amount of urine that you make.

Symptoms of Dehydration

Patient was educated on symptoms of dehydration as follows: Diarrhea and vomiting may cause dehydration. Consult a doctor quickly if you suspect you are becoming dehydrated. Mild dehydration is common and is usually easily and quickly reversed by drinking lots of fluids. Symptoms of dehydration in adults include: Tiredness Dizziness or light-headedness. Headache Muscular cramps. Sunken eyes. Passing little urine. A dry mouth and tongue Weakness Becoming irritable.

Nurse Teaching on Causes of Diarrhea-3

Patient was educated on causes of diarrhea as follows: Several diseases and conditions can cause diarrhea. Common causes of diarrhea include- other digestive disorders Chronic diarrhea has several other causes, such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, celiac disease, microscopic colitis and irritable bowel syndrome. Common causes of diarrhea include- infection of the gut Infection of the gut is the common cause. This is of sudden onset and is called acute infectious diarrhea. Many bacteria, viruses [...]

Nurse Teaching on Causes of Diarrhea-2

Patient was educated on causes of diarrhea as follows: Several diseases and conditions can cause diarrhea. Common causes of diarrhea include- lactose intolerance Lactose is a sugar found in milk and other dairy products. Many people have difficulty digesting lactose and experience diarrhea after eating dairy products. Your body makes an enzyme that helps digest lactose, but for most people, the levels of this enzyme drop off rapidly after childhood. This causes an increased risk [...]