Commonly used western drugs for the treatment of chronic colitis include aminosalicylic acid preparations, glucocorticoid drugs, immunosuppressants, and intestinal probiotics.
1. Aminosalicylic acid preparations: common 5-aminosalicylic acid, salicylazosulfapyridine, etc. 5-aminosalicylic acid enteric-coated tablets have good anti-inflammatory effect, can reduce the inflammatory reaction of the colonic mucosa, can be seen nausea, dizziness and other discomfort, allergy is prohibited; salicylazosulfapyridine can also reduce the inflammatory reaction of the intestine, can be seen in the gastric discomfort, dizziness and other adverse reactions, allergy is prohibited.
2. Glucocorticoid drugs: common prednisolone tablets. Colitis in the acute onset of more serious abdominal pain, diarrhea or blood in the stool symptoms, aminosalicylic acid preparations have poorer therapeutic effects, this time, you can use prednisolone tablets. Lower extremity edema, dizziness, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) and other discomforts, allergic to this product and other steroid hormones are prohibited.
3. Immunosuppressive drugs: colitis is in the active stage, the effect of conventional drug treatment is poor, at this time can be combined with immunosuppressive drugs for treatment, common methotrexate, azathioprine and so on. Can be seen gastrointestinal discomfort, liver damage and other adverse reactions, allergic to the components of this product is prohibited.
4. Intestinal probiotic drugs: chronic colitis is often chronic diarrhea as the main symptom, at this time you can take oral probiotic drugs for symptomatic treatment, common bacillus casei tablets, baobab extract granules and so on. Adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a professional physician.