Q Why does my belly keep hurting and the diarrhea continue even after I've recovered from enteritis?
A Before the intestinal mucosa fully heals after acute enteritis, visceral sensation becomes hypersensitive and the gut microbiome is disrupted, so symptoms persist. This is called post-enteritis sequelae or post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome.
Detailed Answer
Even after the bacteria or virus that caused acute enteritis disappear, residual micro-damage in the intestinal mucosa, an imbalance between beneficial and harmful gut bacteria, and hypersensitive gut nerves keep abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloating going. In some people, low-grade inflammation lasts for months or visceral sensation fails to normalize, leading to a chronic hypersensitive state.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
In Korean medicine, symptoms remaining after enteritis are seen as a state in which the spleen-stomach (脾胃) qi has not sufficiently recovered. Treatment that replenishes the qi and blood consumed in the acute phase and regenerates the intestinal mucosa helps the gut find its own stability.
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