Diarrhea is an infectious process that is mild in most cases. It affects between 20 and 50 percent of people traveling to tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia. It usually occurs suddenly during the first day trip or a few days after returning. It is caused primarily by infectious bacteria. If you are experiencing diarrhea you should visit your local Urgent Medical Care in Cincinnati OH immediately.
Causes
The causes of diarrhea are the most common bacteria, especially Escherichia coli. They may also be implicated as rotavirus or protozoa Giardia. The germ that is most often implicated is Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli that colonizes in the gut in about 24-48 hours, adhering to the intestinal walls and producing the toxins responsible for the symptoms.
Symptoms of Diarrhea
The generally mild clinical picture consists of three or more daily, watery stools, accompanied by nausea and/or vomiting, abdominal pain with varying intensity, fever or feeling of incomplete defecation. It is a process that usually lasts less than four days without treatment. If there is a presence of blood, you should seek help at an Urgent Medical Care in Cincinnati OH.
Prevention
The best measure of prevention is eating habits. Special care should be taken with food or undercooked raw egg (sauces and desserts and milk derivatives). Other measures are:
* Cooked food should be stored at below 10 degrees or higher than 60 degrees. Unpasteurized milk should be boiled before consumption. Drinking water should be boiled, chlorinated or filtered unless security is guaranteed.
* Do not put water cubes in drinks unless they have been prepared with safe water.
* The food eaten at street stalls, typical restaurants, cantinas and schools are most at risk.
* If you are not sure about the food, eat small amounts, and the gastric acids will exert a protective effect.
Recommended foods are bottled water, vegetables and fruits with the skin intact, carefully peeled and washed before eating; hot tea or coffee, and cooked meat or fish. It is advised you eat foods like ice cream sold on the street, ice cubes in beverages, meat, fish or raw seafood, salads and fruit that have been exposed for several hours in an open market. For more information visit ESUrgentCare.com.
