Symptoms of viral enteritis and how to treat it

Patients with viral enteritis usually present with nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, discharge of dilute watery stools and other symptoms, there is generally no specific antiviral drugs, and are mostly self-limiting, mainly through symptomatic treatment to relieve symptoms, and through supportive treatment to correct water-electrolyte disorders and acid-base imbalance. A symptomatic treatment: 1, diarrhea: oral antidiarrheal items, such as montelukast, for viral infections caused by diarrhea, the efficacy of the exact, and less adverse reactions; 2, vomiting: depending on the degree of vomiting symptoms, doctors will give targeted drug therapy, such as domperidone, metoclopramide, etc.; 3, abdominal pain: viral enteritis patients often due to intestinal smooth muscle spasm will cause severe abdominal pain, then you can take oral The spasm relieving drugs such as scopolamine, belladonna tablets and other symptomatic treatment. Second, supportive treatment: 1, mild dehydration: oral rehydration salts can be used to replenish electrolytes in appropriate amounts, and should be discontinued immediately after the cessation of diarrhea; 2, severe dehydration: intravenous rehydration to correct water-electrolyte disorders, such as acidosis, combined with sodium chloride to correct the acid-base imbalance, after the relief of symptoms, can be changed to oral rehydration salts.