My Digestive Respiratory Disorder

By

Zecheng Qian

Essentially there are many types of different digestive and respiratory disorders. The one impresses me very much is diarrhea. When I was a young boy, I definitely suffered a lot from this kind of digestive disorder. Strictly speaking, diarrhea is a symptom for a digestive disorder. Diarrhea typically is accompanied with increased and watery excretion. Causing our body to lose much electrolytes and water.

When I was trouble by this digestive disorder, antidiarrhoeal medicines regularly and did not go to the doctors for help. And that method usually works. However, when that kind of symptoms become serious, it is necessary to seek for other medical treatments. For example, diphenoxylate and atropine may work as anti-diarrheal medications. If the symptoms are extremely servere, then he/she may need hospitalization for further treament.

Diarrhea may be more serious than what we think it should be. Specifically, diarrhea account for 1 in 9 child deaths in the world and is the second leading cause of death for children under 5 years old. And about 88% if deaths associated with diarrhea attribute to unsafe/unclean water.

Reference URL's:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/global/diarrhea-burden.html

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/digestive-disorders/symptoms-of-digestive-disorders/overview-of-digestive-symptoms