Diarrhea is a condition that involves the frequent passing of loose or watery stools while Dysentery is an intestinal inflammation, especially in the colon, that can lead to severe diarrhea with mucus or blood in the feces.

What causes diarrhea and dysentery?

Dysentery is an infection in your intestines that causes bloody diarrhea. It can be caused by a parasite or bacteria.

How can you tell diarrhea?

An episode of loose stools is an early sign of diarrhea. The main difference between loose stools and diarrhea is that: Loose stools describes stool consistency of your bowel movement. Diarrhea usually means loose stools and an increased number of loose stools.

What is the cause of dysentery?

Dysentery is an intestinal inflammation, primarily of the colon. It can lead to mild or severe stomach cramps and severe diarrhea with mucus or blood in the feces. Without adequate hydration, it can be fatal. Infection with the Shigella bacillus, or bacterium, is the most common cause.

What is the best treatment for dysentery?

As dysentery usually gets better on its own after 3 to 7 days, treatment is not usually needed. However, it's important to drink plenty of fluids and use oral rehydration solutions if necessary to avoid dehydration. Painkillers, such as paracetamol, can help relieve pain and a fever.

What should not eat in dysentery?

Other foods that can irritate the bowels during diarrhea include:

• onion and garlic.
• most processed, packaged food.
• raw vegetables.
• foods that produce gas in the intestines, such as cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower.
• citrus fruits.
• fatty meats, including sardines, pork, and veal.
• dairy products.

What stop diarrhea fast?

A diet known as BRAT may also quickly relieve diarrhea. BRAT stands for bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. This diet is effective due to the bland nature of these foods, and the fact that they're starchy, low-fiber foods. These foods have a binding effect in the digestive tract to make stools bulkier.

What can I eat to harden my stool?

Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast

The best (and most recommended) diet to follow when experiencing diarrhea is the BRAT diet. This curiously named food plan stands for: Bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast. Notice a trend? These bland foods are low-fiber, which will help firm your stool and calm your stomach.

When should you worry about diarrhea?

Schedule a doctor's visit for yourself if: Your diarrhea lasts more than two days without improvement. You become dehydrated — indicated by excessive thirst, dry mouth or skin, little or no urination, severe weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness, or dark-colored urine. You have severe abdominal or rectal pain.

How do you stop watery diarrhea?

Lifestyle and home remedies

Is banana good for dysentery?

Even according to Ayurveda, bananas make for an effective remedy to bulk up your stool. Delhi-based Ayurveda expert, Dr. Ashutosh Gautam, says, "Bananas are useful in infective diarrhoea and dysentery as it is neutral, and soothes the irritated intestines.

Will dysentery go away?

Shigellosis usually goes away within a week or so and doesn't require prescription medications. If you have shigellosis, avoid preparing food for other people and don't go swimming. People who have shigellosis and work with children, in food preparation, or in healthcare should stay home until the diarrhea has stopped.

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