Dysentery is generally categorized into bacillary dysentery and amoebic dysentery, and the treatment of both includes general treatment and drug therapy.
1. General treatment: the general treatment of the two types of dysentery is similar, are mainly fluids, should choose easy to digest food such as rice porridge, rice paste, noodles, etc.; avoid cold, spicy and stimulating food. Diarrhea can cause the loss of water and electrolytes, should be timely replenishment, can take some saline, the best oral rehydration salts.
2. Drug therapy: bacillary dysentery preferred ciprofloxacin and other quinolones orally, ceftriaxone, pimecillin can also be used for the treatment; amebic dysentery medication is often used nitroimidazole such as metronidazole, tinidazole. Special populations such as pregnant women, children, lactating women drug therapy should be cautious, should be under the guidance of a specialist.
Bacterial dysentery is caused by Shigella intestinal infectious diseases, more fever, abdominal pain; amoebic dysentery pathogen is lysogenic amoebas, less fever, abdominal pain light. Both have symptoms of diarrhea.
Patients with dysentery should go to the regular hospital in a timely manner to seek medical attention, clear pathogens, targeted drug therapy, medication to follow the doctor’s orders, not self-medication, so as not to aggravate the condition or cause other adverse consequences.