What about old people with diarrhea?

Diarrhea is a symptom of diarrhea in the elderly. It can be divided into acute diarrhea and chronic diarrhea. Acute diarrhea refers to people with a history of less than three weeks. It is often seen as acute enteritis. It is an acute intestinal inflammation after eating food contaminated by viruses or bacteria. The patient can do blood routine examination, blood routine examination shows that white blood cell neutrophils rise, that is, bacterial acute enteritis, can choose cephalosporin or levofloxacin treatment, if blood routine examination shows that white blood cell neutrophils are normal, that is, viral acute enteritis, mainly given symptomatic treatment, can choose anticholinergic drugs, such as 654 - 2, atropine and other pain and diarrhea; or oral probiotics, such as compound acidophilus, bifidobacterium, lactobacillus, butyrobacter, etc.; And berberine, montmorillonite powder, such as antidiarrheal treatment. If diarrhea for more than three weeks, or repeated attacks, it belongs to chronic diarrhea, more common in intestinal tuberculosis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, etc., can do colonoscopy, a clear diagnosis. Then for the cause of the corresponding treatment. Patients should light diet, prevent greasy, frozen, spicy food, pay attention to rest, prevent fatigue, drink plenty of water, can drink warm and light salt water.