How is pseudomembranous enteritis treated

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Enteritis I believe we have all heard of, but pseudomembranous enteritis should be very few people have heard of, pseudomembranous enteritis is a disease mainly occurs in the colon and small intestine. Most of the patients with this disease are elderly or severe patients. Many people want to know how to treat pseudomembranous enteritis. Next I say how to treat pseudomembranous enteritis.

How is pseudomembranous enteritis treated

First, stop the original antibiotics immediately, and stop the antibiotics for suspected patients in time. It is necessary to use narrow-spectrum antibiotics for primary diseases. Avoid using antispasmodic and antidiarrheal drugs to prevent toxin retention in the intestine. For severe patients, we should strengthen supportive therapy, correct the disorder of water and electrolyte, supplement blood volume, plasma and albumin, so as to enhance the patient's resistance, make the patient go through the dangerous period and gain time for etiological treatment.

Second: etiological treatment, should choose effective drugs for the cause, such as metronidazole, vancomycin, etc. To restore the normal flora, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium and other drugs can be taken orally, or enema can be used to restore the normal flora of patients' intestines. If necessary, surgical treatment should be considered for the severe cases with poor drug response.

Third: we should pay attention to the use of antibiotics, avoid the abuse of antibiotics, reduce the incidence rate of pseudo-membranous enteritis, especially the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We should have a clear purpose and stop the drug in time. Antibiotics that can induce Clostridium difficile should be avoided in elderly patients with weak body, especially after major abdominal and pelvic operations, and cancer patients with low immune function. The patients who must use antibiotics should be vigilant, early detection and timely treatment to reduce the occurrence of severe pseudomembranous enteritis.

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In fact, pseudomembranous enteritis is not difficult to treat, as long as patients can find the disease early, and go to the hospital for treatment, most patients can recover. Many symptoms can disappear. During treatment, patients must pay attention to rest, eat some light food, do not eat too greasy, do not eat too hard food.