Symptoms and Treatment of Intestinal Tuberculosis

The main clinical symptoms of intestinal tuberculosis are abdominal pain, abdominal mass, change of bowel habit, low fever, malaise, etc. Common treatments include medication, surgery, etc. The specific treatment should be determined by the doctor according to the specific condition. Intestinal tuberculosis occurs mostly in the ileocecal region and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, often secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. Patients mainly manifest abdominal mass, abdominal pain, mostly located in the right lower abdomen or umbilical cord, and in severe cases, it can affect the patient’s daily life. Changes in bowel habits, as well as systemic symptoms such as irregular low-grade fever, emaciation, fatigue and night sweats may also occur. Intestinal tuberculosis is mainly treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs, and common drugs include rifampicin, isoniazid, streptomycin, pyrazinamide, etc. Patients should follow the doctor’s instructions to use the drugs in regularity, in full dosage, and in full course of treatment, so as not to affect the therapeutic efficacy of the drugs. For patients with complete intestinal obstruction or acute intestinal perforation, surgical treatment can be given, such as resection anastomosis of intestinal segments, resection of diseased intestinal segments and so on. In addition, the treatment of patients with intestinal tuberculosis also includes appropriate symptomatic treatment, such as severe abdominal pain should be given certain intestinal antispasmodic drugs, diarrhea should be appropriate supplementation of electrolytes and so on. Early diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with intestinal tuberculosis can improve the prognosis of the disease, patients should be timely consultation and treatment. At the same time, daily attention should be paid to supplement a variety of nutrients, eat more easily digestible, non-irritating food, maintain adequate sleep, appropriate exercise, in order to enhance resistance and promote the recovery of the disease.