The frequency and consistency of stool in a person are determined by many factors: food ration, functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, hormonal background, rate of metabolic processes, etc. In this case, one or two empty bowels per day, with a stool of a dense consistency without inclusions of mucus, blood, foam, is considered the norm. If the stool is liquid, it is observed more than three times a day, and also contains various impurities and is accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms (pain, nausea, fever, etc.), it is worth contacting a specialist.
Causes of frequent diarrhea in adults
Diarrhea is the result of improper operation of the gastrointestinal tract, which causes the digestive process to accelerate, the bowel movements dilute, and frequent urge to defecate. The reasons for this may be the factors considered below.
Viral and bacterial infections, food poisoning
These include:
- rotavirus, enteroviral, adenoviral infections;
- salmonellosis ;
- esherichiosis;
- shigellosis, etc.
As a rule, these diseases begin acutely, in addition to multiple diarrhea, are accompanied by:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- pain in the abdomen.
Enzymatic insufficiency
The lack of enzymes in the pancreas and intestines, as well as the difficulty of getting bile on the background of various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, leads to insufficient splitting of the incoming food. In addition to frequent diarrhea, this can cause:
- pain and heaviness in the abdomen;
- flatulence;
- heartburn ;
- eructation;
- nausea.
Pathologies of the intestine
With such diseases as enteritis, enterocolitis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, etc., inflammatory and dystrophic changes in the tissues of the intestinal mucosa are observed. Patients suffer from frequent diarrhea after eating with various impurities, experience:
- pain;
- false desires for defecation;
- general weakness;
- nausea;
- decreased appetite and other symptoms.
Dysbacteriosis of the intestine
Violation of the intestinal microflora can cause:
- very frequent diarrhea in an adult;
- rashes on the body and face;
- stomach ache;
- nausea, etc.
This condition is caused by immunodeficiency, reception of antibiotics, irrational nutrition, psychological stress, hormonal failures, etc.
Tumor overgrowth in the intestine
Polyps, diverticula, adenomas, lipomas and other benign formations in the intestinal tract can also manifest themselves as frequent diarrhea. Other signs are:
- cramping in the abdomen;
- nausea;
- vomiting, etc.