Midsummer is here, and there are more and more patients with diarrhea. Although diarrhea is a common disease that almost everyone encounters, "diarrhea is caused by eating unclean things", "you need to take antidiarrheal drugs and antibiotics for diarrhea", "garlic is a native penicillin", "diarrhea berberine" ", norfloxacin is the best drug" and other misconceptions still exist in the minds of many people... For this reason, Li Junxiang, director of the Gastroenterology Department of Oriental Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, gave a detailed analysis of the treatment and maintenance of summer diarrhea.

Medication Reminder: Do not use Imodium when taking antidiarrheal medicines due to different infections. Diarrhea is often accompanied by abdominal pain, so many people take the method of first relieving pain and then taking antidiarrheal medicines. However, there are many causes of abdominal pain. Taking painkillers too early can easily cover up the condition, and emergencies such as appendicitis can be "hidden", causing serious consequences.

In addition, most gastrointestinal antispasmodic drugs are mainly anticholinergic drugs, which can further worsen the condition of elderly patients with glaucoma. Therefore, it is best to seek medical advice first when experiencing acute abdominal pain.

Myth 1: Berberine and norfloxacin are the most effective in treating diarrhea. Expert correction: norfloxacin damages cartilage. Middle school students should use it with caution. Clinical findings indicate that citizens generally believe that when diarrhea occurs, take antidiarrheal drugs berberine or norfloxacin. That’s it. In fact, berberine and norfloxacin are two different antibiotics.

Berberine has an inhibitory effect on Shigella dysenteriae, etc., has good analgesic and antidiarrheal effects, has obvious effects on dysentery patients, and also has a certain effect on diarrhea caused by amoeba. However, in patients with a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate deoxygenase in red blood cells, taking this drug may cause hemolytic anemia.

Norfloxacin is also a commonly used antidiarrheal agent, but tests have found that it can damage the cartilage of weight-bearing joints in many young animals, so middle school students should use it with caution.

These two types of drugs are mainly suitable for acute diarrhea caused by bacterial infections and are ineffective against viral infections.

Myth 2: You need to take antibiotics for diarrhea. Expert correction: Antibiotics cannot stop viruses and toxin accumulation in diarrhea. Some people can’t wait to find antidiarrheal drugs and take them as soon as they have acute diarrhea. As everyone knows, diarrhea is the human body’s response to the intestinal tract. The physiological defense response to infection is conducive to the excretion of bacteria and toxins produced. Although taking antidiarrheal drugs can temporarily stop diarrhea, the excretion of bacteria and toxins will also be reduced, which is detrimental to the body. If you have too many bowel movements, reaching more than 10 times a day, you can use an antidiarrheal agent 1-2 times as appropriate.

In addition, using a variety of antibiotics indiscriminately, and even requiring large-dose antibiotic infusions, may cause intestinal flora imbalance, or even fungal enteritis, making treatment more difficult.

Antibiotics are ineffective against viral enteritis, but for acute bacillary dysentery and bacterial food poisoning, appropriate antibiotics should be selected based on the possible pathogens. Therefore, patients should take medication under the guidance of a doctor.

In addition, diarrhea caused by catching a cold or eating too much can be controlled by taking some Chinese patent medicines, such as Huoxiang Zhengqi Pills.

Myth 3: Diarrhea is caused by eating unclean things. Expert correction: The immune system is reduced and overeating leads to diarrhea. Many people think that diarrhea is caused by eating unclean things, but this is not necessarily the case.

First of all, the weather in summer is hot and rainy, which is very suitable for the growth and reproduction of intestinal pathogenic bacteria. In addition, you sweat a lot. After drinking a lot of water, the gastric juice is diluted and the local resistance is reduced, "creating" Conditions for the invasion of pathogenic bacteria have emerged.

Secondly, summer is the peak tourist season. People travel, go on business trips, and gather more. The routine of life is broken, and the body's resistance decreases. Pathogenic bacteria can take advantage of it. If you don't eat in moderation, you will develop symptoms after overeating. It can easily lead to acute diarrhea.

In addition, summer is also the season when fruits, vegetables and cold drinks are in hot demand. Excessive consumption of raw and cold food can easily cause indigestion and diarrhea.

Furthermore, if food is stored improperly or processed hygienically, it will easily deteriorate in hot weather and cause diarrhea.

Finally, other factors can also cause diarrhea, such as systemic diseases.

Myth 4: You should fast when you have diarrhea and drink more boiled water. Expert correction: Eating on time is the most important thing. It is difficult to replenish electrolytes with plain water. Some people think that fasting should be done when diarrhea occurs, which is conducive to intestinal rest. This is not the case. During acute diarrhea, attention should be paid to dietary adjustments rather than simple fasting.

A few patients with severe diarrhea have obvious dehydration and shock symptoms, and their gastrointestinal function is extremely poor at this time. They can fast for a few hours briefly. Once their condition improves, they should resume eating as soon as possible.

If diarrhea is accompanied by fever, sweating, vomiting and other symptoms, a large amount of water, electrolytes, and water-soluble vitamins will be lost in a short period of time. At this time, you should alternately take boiled water and rice soup containing sugar and electrolytes, or oral Rehydration salts, etc., to replenish lost water, etc.

Myth 5: Garlic is the safest way to treat diarrhea. Expert correction: Allicin is spicy and bad for the intestinal wall. Diarrhea symptoms are more serious. In the eyes of many people, garlic is a "native penicillin", so it is often used to treat diarrhea. As everyone knows, during diarrhea, the intestinal mucosa has undergone inflammatory changes, and a large amount of liquid seeps into the intestinal cavity and irritates the intestinal wall. If you eat garlic at this time, it will irritate the intestinal wall, promote further congestion and edema of blood vessels, and cause more liquid to seep into the intestines, thus aggravating diarrhea symptoms.

In addition, eating raw garlic can also cause acute gastritis, abdominal pain and other discomforts.

Eating garlic can only play a preventive role and should not be overdosed.