Gastrointestinal cold is different from gastroenteritis. The main difference is that patients with acute gastroenteritis often have a history of unclean diet, severe nausea and vomiting, and vomit often has a pungent smell, but generally there is no fever. However, many people often treat gastrointestinal cold as acute gastroenteritis in the early stage of the disease.
The most commonly used patent medicine for gastrointestinal cold is Huoxiang Zhengqi oral liquid (pill), which has more exact effect.
The treatment of gastrointestinal cold is mainly rest. On the one hand, patients should rest more, reduce physical exertion, and enhance the body's strength against diseases. On the other hand, the gastrointestinal tract should be fully rested. Reducing the burden on the stomach and intestines is to restore digestive function as soon as possible, and then increase food intake. On the contrary, it will only increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and become chronic gastroenteritis over time.
Under normal circumstances, dieting for a week or so will not cause any concern about undernutrition. When early vomiting is obvious, intravenous fluid replacement can be appropriate, and the rest can be treated as a cold. Antiviral drugs can be used to treat gastrointestinal cold, such as moroxydine, ribavirin, Banlangen granules, etc. Be careful not to use antibiotics blindly, because it will not only be ineffective, but will lead to disorder of normal intestinal flora, aggravate the condition and prolong the course of disease. In addition, smecta can be used in combination with oral rehydration salts (ORS), with good effect, which can quickly relieve symptoms and shorten the course of disease.
Preventing gastrointestinal colds is actually very simple: drink plenty of water, and it is best not to eat frozen drinks; Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables; Eat more digestible food; Let the air in the living room circulate, and go to crowded public places less.
Patients with gastrointestinal colds are afraid to enter the viscera when they catch a cold. If the virus affects organs such as liver and kidney, it will increase the burden on liver and kidney. If the virus invades the heart and brain, it will lead to viral myocarditis, viral encephalitis and other diseases. If the child continues to have fever or cold symptoms, vomiting, severe headache, stiff neck and poor spirit, he must go to a regular hospital for treatment in time, and never take medicine at home to avoid delaying his illness.