Now, we know that XBB's overnight attack made the whole people have loose bowels, and it is not smart to snap up montmorillonite powder. However, Covid-19 infection may also affect the digestive tract, causing diarrhea in a few people, and it is not uncommon for other infections to cause temporary diarrhea on weekdays.
Isn't it dangerous if there is no montmorillonite powder in the family medicine box?
Actually, it's okay. Montmorillonite powder is not a necessity for family diarrhea.
1. montmorillonite powder has limited antidiarrheal effect.
The original research montmorillonite powder is a product of Ipsen, a French pharmaceutical company, which is a traditional French medicine from soil.
Silicate minerals rich in the soil of the French city of Montmorillon are the source of montmorillonite powder.
Fine structure of silicate minerals
The special "double octahedral" structure of montmorillonite powder makes it an adsorbent. Theoretically, viruses and toxins causing diarrhea can be adsorbed and inhibited in the gastrointestinal tract, so as to achieve the purpose of relieving diarrhea.
However, theory belongs to theory, and in practice, the evidence is not so sufficient. The product has not been applied for marketing in the United States, and the main use research is concentrated in Europe. In the treatment of acute diarrhea, the comprehensive value of montmorillonite powder is lower than that of rehydration salt, genuine antidiarrheal drug loperamide, and even lower than that of some probiotic preparations.
In the 20 14 European guide to children's diarrhea, the use of montmorillonite powder belongs to the IIB-level recommendation, and the positioning is considered to be reasonable. I think it is not bad and can be weakly recommended.
2. The safety of montmorillonite powder is good.
However, although it is recommended by evidence of low quality, montmorillonite powder does sell well in Europe and China. Besides the influence of French national sentiment, montmorillonite does have some security advantages.
Long-term use of montmorillonite powder has not found obvious adverse reactions.
Constipation caused by taking medicine is relatively more, but it is not serious, and it will recover quickly after stopping taking medicine, and it will not cause real trouble.
In 20 19, montmorillonite powder also encountered the crisis of lead exceeding the standard. Like any natural medicine, all kinds of heavy metal pollution risks exist. At that time, some people in France suspected that the lead in the soil extracted by montmorillonite powder might exceed the standard, and the French FDA quickly refused to eat it within 2 years old and during pregnancy and lactation.
However, at that time, for the sake of safety, no drugs were actually measured, and no changes in blood lead of users were measured. Then there was a study on the measurement of blood lead in adults who used montmorillonite powder for a long time, and the result was that there was no change in blood lead after eating it. There is no similar sound in the follow-up, but the restraining order still exists.
3. How to prepare a family medicine box to deal with diarrhea.
Therefore, on the whole, montmorillonite powder is relatively safe, and although its effect on diarrhea is limited, it is not opposed to being used as a family medicine box reserve. It's just not a necessity, so there's no need to worry because there is no medicine.
Speaking of more suitable drugs for family diarrhea, it can be divided into two aspects: relieving symptoms and discomfort and preventing the disease from progressing seriously.
Relieve the discomfort of diarrhea, in fact, it is mainly for the comfort of chrysanthemum, and some specific antidiarrheal measures are needed when there are too many stools.
Children are relatively less prone to anal problems, and they also have high requirements for drug safety, so it is not necessary for children to stop diarrhea. If parents are really anxious about this, prepare antidiarrheal drugs such as montmorillonite powder and Saccharomyces boulardii, which are safe and may help a little.
If adults need antidiarrheal, genuine antidiarrheal drugs such as loperamide are more effective.
To prevent the progression of the disease, oral rehydration is actually used to combat the dehydration hazard of diarrhea.
Children have higher requirements on the components of rehydration, so they must use regular oral rehydration salts.
Adult family oral rehydration usually only deals with mild dehydration, and it is not necessary to use oral rehydration salts. Self-made sugar salt water or drinking sports drinks is ok.