Gastroenteritis commonly used symptomatic treatment drugs are antispasmodic and analgesic drugs, antiemetic drugs, antidiarrheal drugs, gastric mucosal protection or antacids, gastric motivation drugs, rehydration drugs, causative treatment drugs are antibiotics, intestinal probiotics, aminosalicylic acid preparations and so on.
1. Symptomatic treatment: the main symptoms of gastroenteritis are epigastric pain, diarrhea, vomiting, epigastric fullness, dehydration, etc., and you need to choose drugs to treat these symptoms.
(1) Painkillers: Atropine and compound belladonna tablets can be used to relieve the degree of intestinal spasm in patients with severe abdominal pain.
(2) Antiemetic drugs: patients with vomiting can use ondansetron to inhibit vomiting.
(3) Antidiarrheal drugs: patients with diarrhea can take oral montelukast and pectin to adsorb intestinal water, and also can take oral elimination of Cardotril to reduce the excessive secretion of intestinal water and electrolytes.
(4) Gastric mucosa protection or antacids: patients with severe epigastric pain and vomiting can take magnesium aluminum carbonate and Rebapatide orally to protect the gastric mucosa, and can also use omeprazole, esomeprazole, cimetidine, ranitidine and other drugs to inhibit gastric acid.
(5) Promote gastrointestinal power: oral domperidone, mosapride and other drugs can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis.
(6) rehydration drugs: patients with mild to moderate dehydration can use oral rehydration salts to replenish water and electrolytes.
2. Treatment of etiology: the etiology of gastroenteritis is mainly divided into infection, intestinal flora imbalance, inflammatory bowel disease, etc., and you need to choose drugs for these etiologies for treatment.
(1) Antibiotics: acute gastroenteritis caused by viral infection does not need anti-infection treatment, but bacterial infection caused by oral norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, azithromycin and other antibiotics.
(2) Intestinal probiotics: patients with intestinal flora dysbiosis can take oral intestinal probiotics such as Bacillus licheniformis and Bifidobacterium bifidum.
(3) Aminosalicylic acid preparations: patients with inflammatory bowel inflammation can take oral drugs such as salazosulfapyridine and mesalazine.
The causes of gastroenteritis are complex, when gastroenteritis occurs, it is recommended to actively seek medical advice from a professional physician to develop an appropriate treatment plan, and take medication under the guidance of the physician.