What causes diarrhea in the morning recently, and what should I do about it?
Jun 05, 2023
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhou Chao
Introduction
Diarrhea in the mornings over the past few days may be related to factors such as abdominal chilling, functional dyspepsia, or irritable bowel syndrome. It can be managed through daily care, medication, and other interventions. Specifically, abdominal chilling directly stimulates the intestines, causing intestinal spasms and accelerating intestinal motility, which leads to diarrhea. This condition does not require special treatment.
Diarrhea in the mornings over the past few days may be related to factors such as a cold abdomen, functional dyspepsia, or irritable bowel syndrome. It can be managed through daily care, medication, and other interventions. Specific analyses are as follows:
1. Cold abdomen
When the abdomen is exposed to cold, it directly stimulates the intestines, causing intestinal spasms and accelerating intestinal motility, which leads to diarrhea. This condition does not require special treatment and usually improves with keeping the abdomen warm.
2. Functional dyspepsia
If digestive and absorptive functions of the gastrointestinal tract are weakened, food cannot be fully digested and absorbed, leading to undigested residues that irritate the intestines and cause diarrhea. Patients may take prokinetic medications such as domperidone tablets or mosapride citrate tablets under medical guidance.
3. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
IBS can cause uncoordinated intestinal motility, shortening the transit time of stool in the intestines and resulting in diarrhea. Patients may follow medical advice to take medications such as lactic acid bacillus tablets or live combined bifidobacterium and bacillus subtilis granules for regulation.
Besides the above common causes, morning diarrhea may also be associated with acute gastroenteritis, ulcerative colitis, or other conditions. Patients should visit a hospital for proper diagnosis and receive targeted treatment accordingly.
