When do I have to go to the doctor?
Not every single case of diarrhea should involve a trip to the emergency room. However, there are some indications that should at least make you go to your family doctor. First of all, if you belong to a risk group of people who are generally more at risk from illness and fluid loss: In general it applies that a strong loss of liquid can become dangerous.
Signs for it are: If a trip to a country with poor hygiene precedes diarrhea, or if at first glance even parasites or worms are found in the stool, this should prompt one to see a doctor. The same applies if people in the immediate vicinity have died of diarrhoea or if one had himself been given antibiotics due to another illness.
- Infants,
- Small children,
- Old people,
- Immunocompromised people,
- People with serious chronic diseases.
- Persistent vomiting,
- Persistent diarrhea,
- Headache,
- Dizziness and standing skin folds.
Summary diarrhea
Diarrhea affects a large part of the population and can occur as a result of a variety of causes. Diarrhea is defined as an increased evacuation of stool with altered consistency and quantity. Depending on the trigger, the therapy can be either causal or symptomatic.
If the causative factor in acute diarrhea is eliminated, the prognosis is good due to the regenerative capacity of the intestinal mucosa. Otherwise, it depends on the underlying disease.
