Because people do not pay attention to their dietary health so that their gastrointestinal damage, so how can better to protect their gastrointestinal? When summer arrives, many friends suffer from gastroenteritis.
Gastroenteritis is usually caused by microbial infections, but can also be caused by chemical poisons or drugs. Typical clinical manifestations are diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In healthy adults, gastroenteritis usually causes only discomfort and inconvenience and does not lead to serious consequences, but in very sick, frail, young or elderly patients it can lead to life-threatening dehydration and electrolyte disturbances.
I. Gastroenteritis is usually caused by microbial infections
Infectious gastroenteritis can be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Toxic substances and drugs can cause chemical gastroenteritis. Viral infections are the most common cause of gastroenteritis, and there are many viruses that can cause gastroenteritis, the most common being rotavirus, followed by norovirus, astrovirus and enteroadenovirus.
Second, the common routes of infection are
The most common ways of infection are food (especially seafood), contaminated water, contact with infected people, unclean utensils, failure to wash hands before eating, etc.
The most important thing in treating gastroenteritis is to replenish water and electrolytes.
Usually, patients only need to rest in bed and drink sufficient amount of water (such as oral rehydration salt solution). Even patients who are vomiting should drink as much water as possible. Nursing infants should continue to nurse. Carbonated beverages, tea, sports drinks, caffeinated beverages and fruit juices are not suitable for rehydration. If vomiting or diarrhea is prolonged or severe dehydration is present, intravenous rehydration may be necessary. Antiemetics may be added in cases of severe vomiting. If the diarrhea lasts longer than 24 to 48 hours and there is no indication of a more serious bacterial infection, antidiarrheal medication may be added. Antiemetics and antidiarrheal medications are not usually recommended for children.
Because antibiotics may cause diarrhea or promote the growth of drug-resistant bacteria, antibiotics are usually not recommended even if the causative agent of gastroenteritis is known. However, antibiotics may be used for certain pathogenic bacterial (e.g., Campylobacter, Shigella, Vibrio cholerae, etc.) infections or if the patient has traveler’s diarrhea.
For gastroenteritis due to viral infections, antibiotics are not effective. Gastroenteritis due to parasitic infections requires the use of antiparasitic drugs.
Four, prevention
1, do not eat unclean fruits and melons
During the growth of melons and fruits to water, fertilize, spray pesticides, in the collection, handling and sale process, susceptible to bacterial infection, so many melons and fruits with bacteria, eggs and chemical pesticides, so melons and fruits must be repeatedly rinsed with water several times before eating. Where you can peel the melons and fruits, should be peeled before eating, otherwise pesticide accumulation poisoning is likely to occur.
2.Avoid eating stimulating diet
The stimulating food such as cold food and spicy food should be chosen according to personal conditions, original eating habits and seasons, and avoid eating too much, especially not alcohol.
3.Wash hands regularly
Pay attention to tableware hygiene and separate raw food from cooked food.
V. Western medical treatment
1, general treatment: try to rest in bed, take oral glucose an electrolyte solution to replenish the loss of body fluids. If vomiting persists or dehydration is obvious, intravenous supplementation of 5%-10% glucose saline and other related electrolytes is required. Encourage ingestion of light liquid or semi-liquid food crystals to prevent dehydration or treat minor dehydration.
2, symptomatic treatment: if necessary, inject antiemetic drugs: for example, intramuscular injection of chlorpromazine 25-100mgl day. Antispasmodics: such as belladonna 8n堪11 times, 3 times a day. Antidiarrheal drugs: such as Simethicone 1 bag each time, 2-3 times a day.
3.The therapeutic effect of antimicrobial agents on this disease is controversial
Antimicrobial therapy: the therapeutic effect of antimicrobial agents on this disease is controversial. For infectious diarrhea, targeted antimicrobial agents can be used appropriately, such as Huang Lian Su O.3g orally, 3 times a day or Gentamicin 80,000u orally, 3 times a day, etc. However, antimicrobial abuse should be prevented.
Six, Chinese medicine treatment
1, gastrointestinal damp heat: sudden onset of the disease, frequent nausea, vomiting and swallowing acid, abdominal pain, urgent diarrhea, unpleasant stool, yellow-brown and smelly feces, thirst and desire to drink, disturbed, short urine, yellowish coating on the tongue, the pulse is obscure or slippery.
Treatment: Clearing heat and dampness, regulating Qi to stop diarrhea.
Herbs: Pueraria lobata 10g, Scutellaria baicalensis 10g, Huanglian 6g, Mu Xiang 10g, Poria cocos 12g, Plantago ovata 10g, White lentil 10g, Coix seed 15g, Lotus leaf 10g, Raw licorice 6g.
2. Cold and damp obstruction: vomiting clear water. Nausea, diarrhea like water, abdominal pain and intestinal tinnitus accompanied by fear of cold and fever, neck or body joint pain, thin white or white greasy coating, pulse Ba.
Treatment: Dispersing cold and removing dampness, harmonizing the middle Jiao and stopping diarrhea.
Herbs: Huo Xiang 10 grams, Daji Pi 10 grams, Perilla 10 grams, Fu Ling 12 grams, Qing Han Xia 10 grams, Bai Zhu 10 grams, Chen Pi 10 grams, Hou Pu 10 grams, Sheng Jiang 5 grams, Licorice 6 grams.
3, proprietary Chinese medicine: Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Water.
4, food stagnation gastrointestinal: nausea and anorexia, get food more and more, vomiting after the fast; abdominal pain, diarrhea, obscene odor, gas compressed unpleasant, pain after diarrhea, thick and greasy moss, smooth and solid pulse. Treatment: Eliminating food stagnation, harmonizing the stomach and lowering rebellion. Remedies: 10 grams of jiao hawthorn, 10 grams of Shen Qu, IO grams of Han Xia, 12 grams of Fu Ling, 10 grams of Chen Pi, 10 grams of Lycopodium, 10 grams of large belly skin.
5.Weakness of spleen and stomach: deficiency of endowment, spleen deficiency, vomiting and diarrhea with the slightest carelessness in diet, loose stools, vomiting of clear water, and intermittent, unpleasant complexion, weakness and lethargy, light tongue, weak pulse 10.
6, spleen and stomach weakness: insufficient endowment, spleen deficiency, vomiting and diarrhea at the slightest indiscretion in diet
Treatment: Strengthening the spleen and regulating Qi, harmonizing the stomach to stop diarrhea.
Remedy: Ginseng 3g, Atractylodes Macrocephala 12g, Yam 10g, Poria 12g, White Lentil 12g, Chen Pi 10g, Sharen 3g, Coix Seed 12g, Licorice 6g.
7, Gastrointestinal Quick Wellness Formula: Selecting Phellodendron, Bitter Ginseng, Radix Bupleurum, Chinese Yam, Yinhua Vine and Patchouli to regulate the body, reduce inflammation and diarrhea, detoxify and nourish the skin. Thus achieve recovery.
The above are only recommended drugs, please refer to the clinical prescription for specific medication.