What medicine should I take for bacterial diarrhea

Bacterial diarrhea is a common life disease. Pay attention to dietary hygiene, regulate gastrointestinal balance, and solve gastrointestinal discomfort problems in daily life. Although common, many patients are unaware of the treatment options for bacterial diarrhea. They don't know what medicine to use. So, what medicine should be taken for bacterial diarrhea? Below, I will show you the commonly used drugs currently on the market for the treatment of bacterial diarrhea:

1. You can take 3 tablets of norfloxacin 3 times a day; 3 tablets of gentamicin 3 times a day; 2 tablets of compound phenoxylate 3 times a day.

2. 2. Norfloxacin 2, gentamicin 2, compound phenoxypiperidin 2, Weifuan 2, Ci Cang tablets 3 (or Xitan silver tablets 3), 3 times a day,

Clinical manifestations of bacterial diarrhea

The incubation period ranges from hours to days or weeks. Most cases have an acute onset, while a few have a slower onset. The clinical manifestations vary in severity, with gastrointestinal symptoms being the most prominent, including poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, which may be accompanied by tenesmus. The number of diarrhea episodes can be as many as a dozen or twenty times a day, or even countless times, and the stools are watery, mucous, or bloody. Secretory diarrhea generally does not cause abdominal pain, but invasive diarrhea often causes abdominal pain. It is often accompanied by symptoms such as chills, fever, fatigue, dizziness, etc. In severe cases, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and even shock may occur due to excessive water loss. The course of the disease is from several days to 1 to 2 weeks and is usually self-limiting, but a few cases may relapse. The clinical types of diarrhea caused by different bacteria are different. The common types are described as follows:

1. Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infection

The onset is acute. Mild cases include watery diarrhea. Typical cases include sudden severe abdominal pain and watery stools. After a few days, bloody stools, abdominal pain, diarrhea, low-grade fever or no fever occur.

2. Yersinia infection

Gastroenteritis symptoms are prominent in infants and children, while enteritis is the main symptom in adults. The onset is acute, with fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain as the main symptoms. The fever usually lasts 2 to 3 days, and the diarrhea usually lasts 1 to 2 days. In severe cases, it can last up to 1 to 2 weeks. The stool is mostly watery and contains mucus, and may contain blood and pus. Abdominal pain is common and may be limited to the right lower abdomen, and may be accompanied by muscle tension and rebound pain.

3. Proteus infection

Under certain conditions, it can cause a variety of infections, such as purulent infection, urinary tract infection, gastroenteritis, endocarditis, sepsis, etc. The main symptoms are fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. The abdominal pain is located in the upper abdomen and around the navel. The diarrhea occurs several times a day in mild cases and 20 to 30 times a day in severe cases.

4. Antibiotic-associated diarrhea

Most present with mild to moderate watery diarrhea, fever, abdominal distension, and scattered cramping pain in the lower or entire abdomen. In severe cases, mucus in the stool is also seen, and blood in the stool is rare. Severe complications include dehydration, hypoproteinemia, electrolyte imbalance, intestinal paralysis and intestinal perforation.

5. Traveler’s diarrhea

Usually, the disease has an acute onset (several hours to several days). About 40% of travelers' diarrhea patients have mild symptoms, while severe cases have obvious diarrhea symptoms accompanied by abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and fever.

6. AIDS-related diarrhea

Diarrhea is often the first symptom of AIDS and the cause of death. Patients often have symptoms such as fever, general discomfort, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and weight loss. Acute diarrhea usually lasts no more than two weeks, while chronic diarrhea usually lasts for weeks or months.