What is stomach flu? How to prevent it and how to protect yourself?

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What is stomach flu? How to prevent it and how to protect yourself?

  • September 8, 2021

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Stomach flu is also known as viral gastroenteritis which is a common condition and millions of people get affected by it. The problem can lead to several health issues like cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and headache. The treatment is needed on time as it is highly contagious. You need to consult the best gastro doctor on time at the top-rated Liver hospital in Punjab. At our hospital, the experienced gastro doctor in Ludhiana will provide you the best treatment plan for your condition.

What is stomach flu?

If you try to categorize the stomach flu, then you cannot do that in one single disease. The problem occurs when several viruses affect the body like:

  • Noroviruses

  • Rotaviruses

  • Adenoviruses

The digestive tract is affected which can lead to stomach & intestine inflammation. The more severe symptoms which can occur are:

  • Cramps

  • Vomiting

  • Diarrhea

You can have stomach flu at any time of the year but mostly it occurs during the winter and fall. The symptoms of the stomach can last for 1 to 3 days and sometimes it can be more than that. If dehydration is not treated then it can make the condition worse.

How to treat stomach flu?

For Gastroenteritis, there is no such cure and even antibiotics cannot help. The problem will happen due to viruses and not bacteria. In most cases, waiting is the best solution. Although, there are some instances in which you can feel comfortable and complications can be prevented like:

  • Hydrate yourself

Make sure that you increase the fluid intake if you vomit or have diarrhea. For adults, one cup of fluid should be consumed every hour. Children 1 ounce of fluid every 30 to 60 minutes. You need to drink slowly otherwise it can make your vomiting worse.

  • Drink the right options

Water consumption is not enough, as your body needs electrolytes and minerals. You should ask the doctor about which types of oral rehydration solution you need. During this time, you have to avoid the intake of sugary beverages.

  • No need to have bland food

On the first day of stomach flu, it is okay to follow a liquid diet. Following that, once you start feeling normal you have to get back to your normal diet.

  • Make sure your body gets the right amount of nutrients

You need to include potassium, yogurt, and salt in your diet. Make sure that your fat is in a slow amount as it can lower down digestion and even make your diarrhea complicated.

  • Give your body proper rest

You need to give your body enough time to rest.

What are the ways to protect yourself from stomach flu?

  • Make sure that you wash your hands properly

  • You need to use a hand sanitizer

  • You should get your kids vaccinated

  • You need to clean any regularly used surface properly

When do you need to get medical help?

  • Child under the age of 3 has stomach flu

  • You are an adult and your diarrhea has not gotten better even after 2 days

  • Over 3 months olds and vomiting from the last 12 hours or diarrhea from the last 2 days

  • Additional symptoms like blood or high fever

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The Contribution Of Dr Hardev Ramandeep Singh Girn In Availing The Liver Treatment

  • June 15, 2021

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This blog is published for those patients and their families who are delivering effective healthcare services to the primary and the secondary sector. The bedded facilities are being provided to the people.

How has the doctor’s journey been so tremendous?

The years of hard work in this field have led the doctor to do maximum liver transplants in the state. If talking about the statistics, then out of 30, 28 liver transplants have been done in the state. It is because of Dr Hardev Ramandeep Singh Girn that interventional radiology services have begun in the state with the efforts of dedicated and skilled doctors.

 

Which challenge is emerging in Punjab to set up cadaveric transplantation?

The lack of the political will to establish cadaveric transplantation is one of the issues that is persisting in the state of Punjab. This is emerging as the biggest hurdle in the development of liver surgery in Punjab.

 

What exactly are the liver transplant hubs?

The experiences which we gain from all the regions of the world are making us understand that the liver transplant units are the best learning stations for liver resection.

 

How many cases encountered in the SPS hospital are from patient to patient referral?

It has been found out that 90% of the cases are encountered based on direct patient-to-patient referral. The patients go for the resectional surgeries at our hospital, only if the majority have advanced diseases at the time of the presentation.

 

Which are the commonly asked questions by the patients about the liver and its problem?

These questions are particularly asked by the patients of Punjab. So let us begin:

 

  • Can liver surgery be possible in Punjab?
  • Does Liver cancer only get treated with medications?
  • Can liver surgery be done by taking both the keyhole and open approach into account?
  • Is robotic surgery also available for treating liver problems?
  • Which approach is better to treat Liver cancer – Keyhole or Open?
  • Is biopsy important for all types of liver cancer?
  • How many portions of the liver is to be removed if resections are to be carried out?
  • Do the liver resections only take into account if the cancer is to be treated?
  • What is cirrhosis?
  • For how long will you have to stay in the hospital when you are getting treatment for liver cancer?
  • Which precautionary or preventative measures should the patient follow in the future?

 

How much of the liver can be safely removed?

About 70 % of the liver can be effectively and safely eliminated from the body without causing the patient to encounter any kind of complications. At our hospital, we never treat the patient with the one size fits all approach. Before carrying out the liver procedure, we make sure that the feasibility of the liver which is to be eliminated, must match or get balanced with the following;

  • Indications of the procedure
  • Indication of the Procedure
  • Background preoperative status of the liver
  • Anatomy of the inflow/outflow
  • Biliary system of the individual
  • Functional status of the patient

 

What is the meaning of the complete hepatectomy?

By complete hepatectomy, we mean removing the whole of the liver. This is usually done when the disease of the cirrhotic liver is to be replaced with the healthy liver. So when the transplantation is to be done, then the whole liver is to be removed.

 

What do we mean by the partial hepatectomy?

When only the part or a bit of the liver is to be removed, then it is known as the partial hepatectomy. This approach is useful for those patients who are afflicted with the tumor or the cancers which are found in the following parts:

  • Gallbladder
  • Biliary System

 

What is the mechanism of the liver?

The liver has an inflow and the outflow from the veins. It helps to make sure that the blood is not going back to the heart and getting collected in the bile. Usually, the blood from the intestines is designed to go to the heart through the liver back. This channelization of the blood is known as the portal vein which is one of the huge sources of transporting the blood to the liver.

 

Which technique is emerging as the successful technique to carry out the resections?

The resections are usually carried out through open techniques which have always remained the gold standard.

 

Robotic Surgery

This surgery is known to be having a shorter delivery curve for the HPB surgeon who is not used to laparoscopic surgeries. But if we talk about the trained laparoscopic HPB surgeon, then this surgery does not offer the addition in the value in terms of the finances and the economies for the patients and their results.

 

How to define Liver Cirrhosis in simple terms?

To define it in simple terms, liver cirrhosis is nothing more than the hardening of the liver which happens to owe to the recurrent inflammation of the liver for some time.

 

What is caused by cirrhosis?

Cirrhosis usually causes inherent obstructions to the blood which is flowing considerably normally. Apart from that, the following conditions are also caused:

  • High Pressure in the portal veins
  • Increased size of the spleen
  • Enlargement of the veins

 

 

Usually, 30 to 40% of the liver resectional volume in our hospital and the practices for the cirrhotic resections are carried out in our hospital.

 

First of all, you should get clear of this point that not all large volume resections require augmentation.

We have also encountered some cases for the large tumors in which the function value which is left after the procedure is not enough to carry out all the functions of the liver.

Bottom Line

With our years of experience, we have been able to gain success in the procedures like PVE, TACE, and TAE. We believe in treating liver cancers with the multimodal approach, so we make sure that our patients are getting rehabilitated with all the important primary and secondary services.