What causes sudden diarrhea in women?

Feb 25, 2023 Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhou Chao
Introduction
Diarrhea generally refers to loose or watery stools. Sudden diarrhea in women may result from factors such as a sensitive personality or environmental changes, leading to abrupt emotional fluctuations, or from consuming excessively raw, cold, or spicy foods, causing abnormal intestinal digestive function. It could also be caused by infection with intestinal viruses, mental disorders leading to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), or infection with intestinal pathogens resulting in acute gastroenteritis.

 

  Diarrhea generally refers to loose or watery stools. Sudden diarrhea in women may result from physiological factors, or pathological conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or acute gastroenteritis.

  I. Physiological Causes

  This may be due to sensitive personality traits, environmental changes, or other factors that cause sudden emotional fluctuations, or consumption of excessively raw, cold, or spicy foods, leading to abnormal intestinal digestive function and resulting in diarrhea.

  II. Pathological Causes

  1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  Infection with intestinal viruses or persistent psychological stress and anxiety may disrupt normal gastrointestinal motility, leading to irritable bowel syndrome and causing diarrhea.

  2. Acute Gastroenteritis

  Consuming spoiled food or eating in unsanitary conditions may lead to infection by intestinal pathogens such as Salmonella or Vibrio parahaemolyticus, causing acute inflammatory changes in the intestinal mucosa and resulting in acute gastroenteritis.

  Additionally, individuals with weakened resistance or low immunity may develop gastrointestinal viral infections (such as stomach flu), which can also cause diarrhea. Timely symptomatic treatment can help alleviate symptoms.


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