What to eat for enteritis?

Written by Wang Zhen Quan
Colorectal Surgery Department
Updated on September 02, 2024
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For patients with enteritis, it is good to eat foods that help improve nutritional status and the intestinal environment. Generally, a high-protein, high-calorie diet is recommended. Additionally, foods rich in vitamins, minerals, and trace elements should be provided, especially those containing vitamin C, vitamin B, and rich in iron, to replenish energy. The food should be easy to digest, soft in texture, low in residue, and non-irritating. Low-residue foods can reduce intestinal motility, alleviating diarrhea, and include foods like eggs, fine noodles, and soft rice porridge. For staple foods and legumes: our main foods generally consist of refined grains such as rice porridge and noodles, avoiding coarse grains and appropriately including soy products like soy milk and tofu. For choices of meat, eggs, and dairy: lean meats, chicken, fish, etc., are generally recommended. For vegetables and fruits: vegetables, fruit juices should be chosen, and it is advisable to avoid foods high in fiber.

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Symptoms of infant enteritis

Infantile enteritis is a very common disease during a child's growth and development, primarily characterized by an increased frequency of bowel movements, diarrhea, and a possible change in the consistency of the stool, such as it being watery or resembling egg flower soup. Additionally, if a child's bowel movements increase in frequency, it can easily lead to dehydration, causing the child to have a poor mental state, lethargy, and symptoms of dehydration such as sleepiness. If dehydration occurs, it is necessary to promptly take the child to the hospital for an electrolyte test. If there is an electrolyte imbalance, timely intravenous fluid therapy is required. If white blood cells are present in the child's stool, antibiotics should be administered for treatment.

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What are the symptoms of enteritis?

Enteritis is generally divided into chronic enteritis and acute enteritis. Acute enteritis usually has severe symptoms and develops rapidly. Common symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever. In the case of chronic enteritis, symptoms can include mucous stools, bloody pus stools, and abdominal pain, as well as nausea and vomiting. Therefore, during acute enteritis, symptomatic treatment using anti-inflammatory drugs generally cures it within about three days. However, the treatment for chronic enteritis differs from that of acute enteritis since it involves a sterile inflammation, and anti-inflammatory drugs are generally not required outside the acute phase. So, when you are diagnosed with acute enteritis, do not worry; it can usually be quickly cured with some anti-inflammatory medication.

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What to do with enteritis nausea?

When the illness duration is short, acute gastroenteritis should be considered. The main cause of acute gastroenteritis is unsanitary eating habits leading to bacterial infection in the gastrointestinal tract, which causes acute inflammation. Its primary symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, etc. This disease can be definitively diagnosed with a routine blood test at the hospital, where an increase in white blood cells and neutrophils can be observed. What should be done? The treatment involves anti-inflammatory measures, rehydration, and some symptomatic treatments. Generally, recovery can occur within two to three days. During treatment, it is crucial to maintain a light diet that is easy to digest, such as consuming porridge or soup, and avoid greasy, rich foods. Additionally, it is important to pay attention to dietary hygiene in the future.

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Will enteritis cause stomach pain?

Patients with enteritis mostly experience symptoms of abdominal pain, mostly manifesting as mild to moderate abdominal pain. Spasmodic pain in the lower left abdomen or lower abdomen is more common, and sometimes it can involve the entire abdomen. Some patients also have these symptoms where urgency and severe straining follow a bowel movement, and abdominal pain relieves after defecation. In cases with milder conditions, the pain is only a discomfort in the abdomen or mild obscure pain. Moderate cases may have mild tenderness in the lower left abdomen, and sometimes doctors can also feel a spasming colon. In severe cases, such as those complicated by toxic megacolon or when inflammation spreads to the peritoneum, there can be persistent severe abdominal pain.

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What to do if enteritis causes a fever?

Some patients with enteritis will develop fever as a complication. In treating the complication of fever in enteritis, we should actively treat it based on the cause of enteritis and manage the fever symptomatically. To reduce fever in enteritis, we can first use physical cooling methods, such as turning on the air conditioning, lowering the room temperature, or wearing less clothing. It is important to protect the abdomen from getting cold during this time. When the fever is severe, it is advisable to replenish with saline solutions, etc., to improve dehydration and balance electrolyte disturbances. It is also important to seek medical attention in a timely manner and to undergo treatment under the guidance of a doctor. For individuals who are suitable for antibiotic treatment, antibiotics should be administered based on the specific needs of the condition, and the treatment should include fever reduction, heat clearing, and anti-inflammatory measures according to the specific clinical situation.