Gastroenteritis is a poisoning of the body, caused mainly by viruses and bacteria. During the disease, the walls of the stomach become very inflamed. Basically gastroenteritis requires in-patient treatment. The reason is that the disease can be transmitted both through poor-quality food or water, and from person to person by oral or household means.
The main forms of gastroenteritis
In most cases, the cause of gastroenteritis is rotavirus infection. Rotavirus enters the stomach through the mouth, it settles on the mucosa and begins to multiply very intensively. Rotavirus infection - the so-called problem of dirty hands. It can enter the body with poor-quality food or water.
Another form of gastroenteritis, which requires more serious treatment, is acute. The disease manifests itself quite unexpectedly and immediately shows all its most terrible side.
Treatment of gastroenteritis in adults
A universal remedy that relieves gastroenteritis does not exist. For the treatment used drugs that strengthen immunity and prevent the negative consequences of the virus. In addition, drugs are prescribed that improve the general condition of the patient and neutralize unpleasant symptoms.
Treatment of viral gastroenteritis involves the lavage of the stomach. In hospitals, a weak solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate is used for this. At home, you can prepare saline solution or take special rehydration powders, which are sold in any pharmacy.
The patient is advised to comply with bed rest. Stage number one in the treatment of any form of gastroenteritis (including acute) is compliance with the diet. There are possible vitaminized foods, and from carbohydrates, fats, milk will have to be abandoned. During treatment, you should drink as much as possible. Very good for the healing of broths of chamomile, raisins, and dried apricots. Do not interfere and mineral water.
For the treatment of rotavirus gastroenteritis, these drugs are usually used:
1. Help to stop vomiting :
- Promethazine;
- Zofran;
- Compassin.
2. For the treatment of diarrhea used:
- Loperamide;
- Imodium.
3. During gastroenteritis, the intestinal microflora is disturbed. To restore it, eubiotics like:
- Linex;
- Acipole;
- Acidolac.
Antibiotics for the treatment of this disease do not use. They simply can not cope with the virus, but they will hit the microflora.