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Acute diarrhea is a medical condition that causes the patient to have a lot of bowel movements, continuous vomiting easily leads to excessive dehydration. This leads to low blood pressure, cardiovascular collapse, exhaustion and even death.
1. What is acute diarrhea?
Acute diarrhea is a common medical condition that can occur at any age with the manifestation of loose stools at least 3 times in 1 day and lasting less than 14 days. Common causes of acute diarrhea can be listed as:
Bacteria: The most common is Escherichia Coli, in addition to dysentery and typhoid, ... common when eating dirty food. Diarrhea caused by bacteria is often severe, causing dehydration, blood infection or even death. Virus: Common Rotavirus and Norovirus. Organism. Other causes such as antibiotic use, gout medications. Some gastrointestinal diseases that cause chronic diarrhea are easily confused with acute diarrhea such as cancer, polyps, ulcerative colitis and surgery in the digestive tract,... Common symptoms of acute diarrhea include: Yes:
Loose stools at least 3 times a day, watery, lilac and bloody stools Abdominal pain around the navel, more comfortable after defecation Vomiting food, gastric juices and fluids Manifestations of dehydration (complications): Thirst, sunken eyes, fatigue, less urination, dry skin, pale cold, mental sluggishness or lethargy and even coma.
2. What is low blood pressure?
A normal blood pressure reading in an adult is around 90-139 mmHg systolic and 60-89 mmHg diastolic. Hypotension is defined as systolic blood pressure below 90 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure below 60 mmHg.
Low blood pressure is a dangerous sign that the blood is not pressurized enough to carry oxygen and nutrients to the organs. The brain is the first affected organ, so the patient will have symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, dizziness and palpitations, ... In addition, low blood pressure also affects the heart, making the heart beat faster than normal. control, the patient gradually loses consciousness or confusion, ... leading to brain death and eventually death.
3. Does having diarrhea lower blood pressure? There are many causes of low blood pressure, depending on factors such as posture, health status, emotions, activities and time of day,...
One of the causes of low blood pressure Blood pressure is the main cause of dehydration, which is common in acute diarrhea. During acute diarrhea, a large amount of body fluid is excreted, causing a decrease in body volume and a common cause of hypotension in all subjects, including healthy people or the elderly. . In addition, the body can also lose water due to diarrhea or accompanying symptoms such as excessive vomiting, sweating,...
4. How to deal with a drop in blood pressure due to acute diarrhea? When a patient with acute diarrhea shows signs of low blood pressure, what should be done immediately is to stop all activities, the patient needs to sit or lie down for better blood circulation, thereby reducing the drop in blood pressure. In case of low blood pressure due to dehydration when vomiting or having frequent loose bowel movements, it is necessary for the patient to drink water to replace electrolytes in oresol solution or drink porridge, milk and vegetable broth, ... to replenish in time. time.
After treating the temporary drop in blood pressure, the patient needs to pay attention to the diet and activities to avoid recurrence and help the body's blood pressure be more stable:
Eat enough nutrition, enough 3 meals and a variety of vitamins. Drink a lot of water from 1.5-2 liters of water per day, if you are dehydrated, work hard and sweat, you need to drink a lot of water and electrolyte replacement solution. Limit the use of alcoholic beverages and stimulants. Live in moderation, get enough sleep, avoid sudden position changes or overwork and work for a long time. Move more, limit standing or sitting in one place for a long time, sleep should have a low pillow, put your feet high to help blood flow to the brain easier. Stay positive, happy, avoid negative moods like sadness fear, worry,...
5. How to prevent acute diarrhea?
Acute diarrhea is very contagious through food and causes major epidemics. In order to effectively prevent acute diarrhea, protect the health and life of each person and the whole community, it is necessary to take preventive measures as follows:
Eat cooked food and drink boiling water, all food and drinks need to be cooked. Boil before eating. Wash hands with soap before eating. Utensils and utensils before eating should be washed and dipped in boiling water. Preserve processed foods, against flies, mosquitoes, wind and dust. Treat manure and waste to meet hygiene requirements, do not use fresh manure to fertilize and water vegetables Practice 6 no: Do not eat raw vegetables, do not eat blood pudding, do not eat shrimp paste, raw shrimp paste, do not eat fish salad , live seafood, do not eat spring rolls, do not drink unhygienic water and ice Hopefully the above article of Vinmec has helped you answer the question "Does acute diarrhea reduce blood pressure? ". If you have any questions, contact your doctor for specific advice.
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