Treatment Of Intestinal Infection With Folk Remedies

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Treatment of intestinal infection with folk remedies

Any intestinal infection negatively affects not only the work of the digestive system, but also the state of the body as a whole. So that the disease does not come as a surprise and does not drag on for a long time, you need to know how the treatment of intestinal infection with folk remedies is carried out.

Content:

• Pathogens of intestinal infections
• First signs that infection has occurred
• How to detect an intestinal infection?
• Treatment
• Folk remedies in the treatment of intestinal infections
• Emergency help for intestinal infection
• Treatment of intestinal infections in children
• Disease prevention
• Risk factors for developing infection
• How to treat an intestinal infection if you are at sea?
• What to do in case of acute poisoning?
• What is the best medicine for intestinal infections?

Pathogens of intestinal infections

An intestinal infection develops when one of four types of pathogens enters the body:

• Viruses: Kosaki virus A and B, enteroviruses, polioviruses. In addition to the fact that these microorganisms cause intestinal diseases, they can damage the central nervous system, cause paralysis, and generally threaten health. There are also viruses that only cause intestinal disturbances (diarrhea and gastroenteritis). These are viruses such as astroviruses, rotaviruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses.
• Bacteria. Violation of well-being is disturbed for the reason that bacteria produce enterotoxins that poison the body. The most common bacteria that cause the development of intestinal infections are: E. coli, cholera vibrio, salmonella, shigella, yersinia and klebsiella. All of them provoke the development of diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration.
• Fungi. Intestinal infections are most often the result of the vital activity of Candida fungi.
• Protozoal microorganisms - lamblia and amoeba.

In order to correctly select a drug for treatment, you should know the type of infectious agent.

First signs that infection has occurred

The severity of the symptoms of the disease is influenced by the number of pathogenic microbes that have entered the body, as well as the type of pathogen.

Although most often the clinical picture of all intestinal infections develops according to the following scheme:

• Diarrhea. Feces liquefy, become mushy or watery. They may contain impurities of mucus and blood. Diarrhea occurs 3 times a day or more.
• Constipation. If a fecal plug forms in the intestine, then the liquid feces are not able to come out. As a result, harmful substances are absorbed into the body and cause a general deterioration in the condition and a drop in its protective forces.
• Temperature. At first, the body temperature rises to a revenge of 37.5 ° C, and then it becomes even higher. Sometimes the mark on the thermometer reaches 39 ° C.
• General weakness and fatigue are increasing, which is explained by the growing intoxication of the body.
• Against the background of increased body temperature, aches appear in the muscles and joints.
• Pain in the abdomen with intestinal infections is sharp, proceeds as spasms. From time to time it dies down and then reappears.
• Vomiting and nausea is the body's reaction to the appearance of toxins in it.

• A person experiences an urge to empty the intestines, which turn out to be false. They arise due to irritation of the intestinal wall with feces and infectious agents. Instead of stool, the rectum may produce mucus. At the same time, the desire to go to the toilet does not disappear.
• If pains join the false urge to empty the intestines, then they are called tenesmus.
• Bloating has been present since the onset of the disease. The amount of gases is determined not only by the fact of the infection itself, but also by those products that a person ate. If he ate vegetables, legumes or foods containing starch or yeast, the flatulence will be more pronounced.
• With an intestinal infection, there is no appetite, since the body suffers from intoxication, and stagnation forms in the stomach and intestines.
• The tongue becomes dry, covered with a gray-yellow or white bloom, which indicates a disturbance in the functioning of the digestive system.

Intestinal infections develop acutely and require therapeutic measures.

How to detect an intestinal infection?

The doctor interviews the patient who has come to the appointment, and then sends him to take blood and urine tests to assess the general condition of the body. A mandatory study is the study of feces for the detection of bacteria and parasites in it. Blood tests for specific antibodies can confirm intestinal infection.

Treatment

It is necessary to remove from the body those pathogenic microorganisms that provoked the development of the disease. You should not try to stop vomiting or diarrhea, it is important to work on the underlying cause.

If the disease has an uncomplicated course, then the patient is left at home. If complications develop, hospitalization of the patient is required.

Therapeutic measures are reduced to drinking plenty of water, taking medications for intestinal infections, increasing immunity and proper nutrition.

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Folk remedies in the treatment of intestinal infections

If the disease has a mild course, then you can use folk remedies, including:

• Reception of a decoction of St. John's wort. 1.5 tablespoons of chopped herbs should be poured with 0.25 liters of boiling water and heated in a water bath. Then you need to replenish the evaporated volume of liquid and take the broth 3 times a day for 2 days. You can store the product in the refrigerator.
• Decoction of oak bark. For 0.25 liters of water, take 10 g of oak bark, boil the product for 20 minutes, then cool it and take it 5 times a day before meals.
• To reduce intoxication of the body, you can take a decoction of marshmallow or calamus root.

Herbal preparations are also successfully used to treat intestinal infections. For this purpose, you can use herbs such as Potentilla root, nettle leaves, alder cones.

Emergency help for intestinal infection

If the patient has severe diarrhea and intoxication, then he needs urgent medical attention.

It boils down to performing the following activities:

• Infusion therapy using saline solutions.
• Introduction of the lytic mixture in the form of intramuscular injection. Its composition: Diphenhydramine 1% - 1 ml, Papaverine 2% - 2 ml and Analgin 50% - 2 ml.
• Reception of solutions for rehydration: Rehydron or Gastrolit. They are drunk in small portions, about a teaspoon each, but often.
• Placement of the patient in the infectious diseases department of the hospital.

Treatment of intestinal infections in children

If an intestinal infection develops in a child under 3 years old, then he must be hospitalized. Leaving the baby at home is possible only with an uncomplicated course of the disease, when diarrhea occurs no more than 3 times a day, there is no vomiting and abdominal pain, and the body temperature is not very high.

It is important to prevent the development of dehydration in a child, as this condition is very dangerous for children.

In addition to replenishing the volume of fluid and salts, the following drugs may be prescribed to the child:

• Smecta. The drug is available in the form of a powder from which a suspension is prepared. It can be used to treat children from birth. Children under one year old are prescribed 1 packet per knock, children over 2 years old - no more than 3 bags per day.
• Stopdiar is available in the form of a ready-made suspension. It is prescribed for children aged 2 months and older. Dosage - 1 scoop 1-2 times a day.
• Enterosgel is a sorbing drug that is prescribed to children, regardless of their age. The drug is produced in the form of a paste.

If diarrhea is not abundant, but frequent, it is possible to prescribe Linex, Lacidophil and Enterohermina drugs.

Read more: Intestinal infection in children: what to do?

Disease prevention

To prevent the development of the disease, the following rules should be observed:

• Hands should be washed with soap and water as often as possible.
• Only clean vegetables and fruits can be eaten.
• Eggs and meat must be boiled or fried well.
• For the prevention of intestinal infections, Acylact, Bifidumbacterin, Enterohermina can be used.

Risk factors for developing infection

The likelihood of infection increases in the following cases:

• A person has a weakened immune system.
• A person has dysbiosis.
• There is a factor of heredity in terms of diseases of the digestive system.
• A person makes serious errors in nutrition.

How to treat an intestinal infection if you are at sea?

For children at sea, it is best to offer drugs such as Enterogermina, Nifuroxazide and Stopdiar, which are produced ready-made. Adults can take Activated Charcoal. You should also use Rehydron powder.

What to do in case of acute poisoning?

Treatment for acute intestinal infection should be prescribed by a doctor. A layman can only provide first aid to a patient. It boils down to replenishing the volume of fluid and salts, as well as delivering the victim to a medical facility. You can not take drugs aimed at eliminating pain, as this will make it difficult to make the correct diagnosis. If blood is visible in the feces, then medical attention does not require delay.

What is the best medicine for intestinal infections?

It is impossible to tell which medicine will be the best. It is important that it is appropriate for the patient's age and is safe. Recently, experts have given preference to the drug Enterofuril for the treatment of intestinal infections. It can be taken by both adults and children. The set of side effects of this remedy is minimal.

If the disease has just begun to develop, you can take Activated Carbon or Smecta. Adults require more potent drugs than children.

Read More: Essential Medicines for Intestinal Infection

It is imperative to carry out rehydration therapy, take probiotics and prebiotics, which will restore bowel function.

It is imperative to follow a diet and eat right. This measure often even prevents the onset of the development of the disease.

The author of the article: Gorshenina Elena Ivanovna | Gastroenterologist

Education: Diploma in the specialty "General Medicine" received at the Russian State Medical University named after N. I. Pirogova (2005). Postgraduate studies in the specialty "Gastroenterology" - educational and scientific medical center.