What are the medications used to treat intestinal infections

Intestinal infections are mainly related to viral, bacterial and other pathogen infections, patients often have diarrhea, dehydration and other symptoms, usually can be treated by rehydration, use of antidiarrheal agents, antibiotics and other drugs.
1. Rehydration: patients with moderate or severe dehydration need rehydration therapy.
2. Antidiarrheal agent: most patients will have diarrhea after intestinal infection, patients can use loperamide, montelukast and other drugs to treat. Loperamide can inhibit intestinal peristalsis and contraction, relieve abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. Montelukast can inhibit viruses and bacteria in the digestive tract and the toxins they produce, and can also combine with mucus glycoproteins to repair the intestinal mucosa.
3. Antibiotics: Enteritis caused by bacterial infection needs to be treated with antibiotics such as levofloxacin and clarithromycin.
It is recommended that patients go to a professional hospital, strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, and strictly prohibit the use of drugs on their own to prevent serious adverse reactions.