Diarrhea is a common symptom that usually does not need any treatment. Monitoring hydration and a soft diet are usually sufficient to forward. Sometimes it is necessary to see a specialist.

Diarrhea Disease

1. What do we know for Diarrhea?

Diarrhea is not itself a disease but a symptom characterized by an increase in the amount, fluency or frequency of bowel movements.

This results in a decreased absorption of water, nutrients and electrolytes into the intestine, which are lost in the feces, which gives rise to a series of characteristic symptoms such as abdominal pain (spasms or cramps), nausea, vomiting, weakness, chills , fever, loss of appetite or feeling of malaise.

Diarrhea is often an acute process and self-limiting, i.e., lasts one to three days and heals itself, with or without treatment.

Other times it is a chronic process, lasts several days to appear at short intervals. This sometimes is a symptom more serious disease.

When it occurs in children, elderly and is especially important to monitor that they are well hydrated.

2. Causes of diarrhea

There are many causes of diarrhea and generally cause both boxes gastroenteritis.

The most common is due to eating some spoiled food or water contaminated (Traveler’s diarrhea) and cause toxic, bacteria (Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, salmonella, shigella, etc.) or parasites. It can also arise with virus infections.

Partly because drugs (Including antibiotics that alter the intestinal flora) chronic diseases which hinder the absorption of nutrients (celiac disease, cystic fibrosis, etc.) abdominal surgery, stress, Etc.

3. Treatment

Treatment of diarrhea as a symptom is equal to that of gastroenteritis. We must also identify the cause and, as it may be added the most appropriate treatment in each case.

Treatment consists primarily of maintain adequate hydration drinking plenty of fluids and replenish electrolytes that are lost in the stool and vomiting that often accompany diarrhea.

These liquids must be:

- Water: In mild cases, because water alone does not reset the loss of electrolytes

- Juices

- Alkaline Lemonade1 liter of boiled water to let cool, 1 cup lemon juice, 4 tablespoons sugar, 3 / 4 of a teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of baking soda. In addition to liquids, provide electrolytes (salts and minerals), and be at room temperature and sips. It must take at least a liter a day.

After 24 hours or sooner if tolerated, can take food than allowed in so-called soft diets, i.e. white rice, toast, baked apple, etc. Must be avoided in these first hours the milk, beverages with caffeine and alcohol and very cold or very hot, fruits (if they can take plantains) and raw vegetables, seasonings, fried. The rest also helps.

To restore the balance of intestinal bacterial flora is advised to take capsules containing Lactobacillus acidophilus, pre biotic or healthy bacteria, which are also found in yogurt.

In general, it should avoid anti diarrhea, because diarrhea like vomiting, is an act of defense of the body is released from food, toxic, bacteria, parasite or virus that is damaging, and the anti diarrhea prevent removal.

In adults, common diarrhea resolved without complications, but babies, children under three years and the elderly are more susceptible to loss of water and electrolytes and can be complications, especially in protracted situations.

In these cases may occur if severe dehydration is accompanied by cardiac rhythm disturbances and even death. Therefore, in these patients at risk is essential to avoid dehydration before appearing monitoring to urinate frequently (check that there are frequent trips to the bathroom or wet diapers).

4. When to seek medical advice

Call your doctor whenever we are facing one of the following situations:

- When diarrhea lasts more than 4 days in adults or two children or when they appear in vomiting in infants or children.

- When Lee are black, blood, mucus or pus.

- When this fever above 38 º C.

- When the stools are foamy or oily appearance.

- When the body does not tolerate liquids that are ingested and vomit.

- When displayed signs of dehydration (Dry skin, vertigo, dizziness, pasty mouth from decreased saliva, decreased urine production). In young children, elderly and is difficult to identify the thirst, so you will have to be attentive to these general signs of dehydration in infants and also can be observed lack of tears, sunken soft spot.

- When abdominal pain persists.

- When it occurs in Patients with chronic diseases as diabetes, gastric or duodenal ulcers, heart disease.

The infant bronchiolitis is a disease caused by viruses that affect children under two years, most often in the winter. In general the treatment is symptomatic and usually lasts a week, but this may be complicated by pneumonia or hiperreacividad squeal of bronchial asthma.

Bronchiolitis

1. What is bronchiolitis?

Bronchiolitis is a child acute viral lower respiratory tract that affects infants and young children more often in the winter.

It affects the bronchioles, terminal part of the bronchi, which is small enough to block in the presence of inflammation, which prevented adequate air passage.

It is characterized by difficulty breathing, wheezing audible (Whistles) and crackling noise.

The cough becomes persistent and severe and there may be shrinkage of the ribs and prostration.

2. Causes

Bronchiolitis is caused by virus. The most common is called Respiratory Syncytial Virus (VRS), although many are able to play (influenza virus, etc).

The contagion is carried out by direct contact; the virus is found in the droplets of breath and is easily spread by sneezing or coughing.

Usually involves infants in male with a male: female ratio of 2-1.

3. Symptoms

• Cough.
• Increased respiratory rate.
• Difficulty feeding.
• Trouble sleeping.
• Presence of respiratory sounds like whistling (wheezing).
• Increased work of breathing with use of accessory muscles of the chest (retraction).
• Nasal flaring (here the effort to breathe is important, moving the perimeter of the nostrils)
• Prolonged respiratory pauses or apneas (more common in premature).

4. Risk Factors

There are two factors that favor bronchiolitis in children who are infected by one of these viruses:

Age: If the infected child has more than two years apart to have more defenses, the bronchioles are big enough not to be blocked when inflamed. In this way, they do not usually appear respiratory distress.

Other risk factors for disease development are less than 6 months, lack of breastfeeding, overcrowding, day care attendance and living with smokers.

Risk factors for severe disease are under 3 months, history of prematurely and presence of associated diseases.

5. Treatment

Keep your child well hydrated, Humidity, nasal washes and vacuum aspiration of nasal secretions.

They are useful position Built half (To make breathing easier) and physiotherapy (patting his back and chest) to mobilize mucus secretions in the bronchi.

Most children are sick for about a week and then recover. Generally this is not supported the use of antibiotics unless bacterial infection is suspected.

Snuff smoke is very harmful to these children so parents should refrain from smoking inside and outside the home.

The use of bronchodilators will always be prescribed by doctors, while being consulted, have the child drink liquids. Do not worry if he or she does not feel like solid food.

6. Forecast

The process is self-limiting, i.e. cures itself although it may take more than a week or complicated, rarely, in the form of pneumonia.

Later it may be a residual cough that gradually will fade.

Often, in some children with a predisposition, to suffer new bronchiolitis although, it is common that are “episodes of bronchospasm.” In fact what happens is that the bronchi and bronchioles that were damaged in the first bronchiolitis are “hyper reactive”, i.e. in the presence of a new blue box are reacting to contract (bronchospasm) and causing no need for inflammation the same, obstruction to airflow. This phenomenon of bronchial hyper responsiveness (exaggerated reaction to a stimulus bronchus) usually heals gradually before the 2-4 years.  Sometimes it persists beyond 4-6 years and then one could speak of asthma.

Sprue are a common language for a variety of lesions / bumps that arise in the oral cavity. But the type of ulcers usually occur frequently in everyday of our mouth is called (in terms of dentistry) Aftosa Recurrent stomatitis.

Sprue

Symptoms of pain or burning one to two days later could an injury in the oral cavity. Pain and heat in this sprue makes us hard to eat and drink. Sometimes patients with Sprue come to the dentist in a state of weakness. These often affect anyone. Not knowing the age or gender. Usually the most common areas arising Sprue is on the inside of the cheek mucosa, the inner lips, tongue and on the ceiling.

The causes of ulcers or stomatitis.

Until now the main cause of Sprue unknown. However, experts have suspected that a lot of things causing these sores, including:

General factors:

- Hormonal or systemic disease.

- Stress.
Local factors:

- Overhang patches or caries, protease (artificial teeth)

- The wound on her lip from being bitten / impact.

- Deficiency (deficiency) of vitamin B12 and iron.

Viral and bacterial infections are also suspected of being the originator of the emergence of this Sprue. There is also a saying that the sprue is an abnormal reaction to immunologic oral cavity. Now that quite often happens to us, especially the busy town is the stress. This psychology factors (stress) have been investigated in touch with the incidence of Sprue.

The treatment of sprue

By knowing the cause, it is hoped we can avoid the occurrence of this sprue, including the oral cavity hygiene and consume enough nutrients, especially vitamin B12 and iron. Also in addition, be sure to avoid stress. But if it is intermittent sprue always, you can try a mouthwash like gargle warm salt water and go to the dentist to ask the right medicine for their sprue. If we do not know the causes, sometimes we take a mistake of the drug, because the treatment should also be based on factors. Better not in vain treat because we do not know whether the drug is carcinogenic, or stimulate cancer.

There was an article about yogurt can cure thrush, so if yogurt can cure ulcers? Yogurt contains lactobacillus, the condition of flora and fauna unbalanced mouth, bacteria can help balance the mouth zoo. But ulcers are more than two weeks should be aware of. Contact your doctor immediately to get the checks more information.

Hair loss or what we call Alopecia is the aesthetic reason of concern in men, but despite that they are more visible, also women of all ages suffer from this problem. The baldness is treatable and experts recommend starting early because better results are obtained when both halt the slide, as to make the hair grow back.

1. Origin of Alopecia

The problem of hair loss is not falling hair, but not recovered. The hair is born, grows, maintains and falls. Normal conditions, falls because it is pushed from within by the new hair that grows from the internal root of the hair follicle.

The hair is no more than 6 or 7 years old and when it falls, is replaced by another in the same follicle. Specialists normalize a loss of up to 100 hairs per day. But the problem is when replacement is not carried out and there is a decrease in the number of hairs a person has.

2. Causes

According to the factors causing the decline can distinguish different types of alopecia. The causes are varied:

- Seasonal. There are certain times of the year in which more usually fall (autumn and early summer).

- Physiological is due to the passage of time.

- Hormonal. The hormonal changes leading to androgen tic alopecia. It is the leading men but also affects women at particular times such as puberty, pregnancy, and menopause. There is a greater segregation of fat that clogs the follicles and hinder the normal development of hair.

- Postpartum alopecia. It appears during the five months following childbirth. This decline is recovered, but with special treatment can prevent it from falling over quantity and favors a rapid regeneration.

- Food. Although a balanced diet may be times when there is a vitamin deficiency or certain basic minerals for good health of the hair as iron and zinc.

- Stress. Stress can cause hormonal changes that affect hair. The concerns also affected, including the self alopecia. Dermatologists say that? The more concern about the loss of hair, more hair falls out?

- Underlying health problems.

- Tumor with chemotherapy treatments.

- Use of excessive dyes, dryers, hair irons…

3. Question of sex

In alopecia in men and women occurs in different ways and for different reasons. The man basically highlights the androgen tic alopecia. In women, the causes are many: androgen tic alopecia postpartum, conditional or vitamin deficiency of some minerals, strict diets, and stress … The latter may also affect the man but to a lesser extent.

• Men

According to the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2 out of 10 males aged between 18 and 25 have alopecia and the prevalence increases with age, affecting half of men over 50 years. Hair loss in men is androgen tic in origin in 90% of cases. Hair loss is caused by overproduction and secretion of fat, which motivates the follicle miniaturize lengthening the time of falling growth and shortening.

In many cases, factors such as stress, may precipitate and even accentuate the process of falling men. Baldness in men is manifested by a localized and progressive hair loss. The entries in the front temporal area and crown are the most common manifestations. There are different degrees and the greater effectiveness of the treatments that depend on them indicating, Bearing in mind that the sooner treatment begins, the better results they get.

• Women

Epidemiological studies put the prevalence of female hair loss in 40%, with higher incidence in the menopausal period. In women, hair loss is closely related to the hormonal system and its variations (puberty, pregnancy or menopause).

They also influence psychological factors (stress), an unbalanced diet and lack of some minerals (iron and zinc) and seasonal changes. Unlike in men, in women the fall is point and diffuse the hair becomes thinner and the scalp may become visible.

Hair loss can be assumed in different ways depending on the personality of each. What is clear is that the growing concern for aesthetics in men and women promotes a reaction aimed at solving the problem, which, before turning to professional dermatologists and increase the chances of successful treatment.