Treating chronic colitis, combining Chinese and Western medicine

To treat chronic colitis, you can choose a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. You should also be careful not to catch cold, maintain a good mood, pay attention to your diet, avoid foods that easily produce gas, exercise more, pay attention to rest, and have a good attitude towards the disease.

1. Western medicine treatment of chronic colitis

Chronic colitis and irritable bowel syndrome have a long course of disease and are therefore difficult to treat. Western medicine mainly uses antibiotics for anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-infection treatment.

2. TCM treatment of chronic colitis

According to the holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine, treatment can be carried out from multiple angles targeting different causes of disease, giving full play to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine's syndrome differentiation and treatment, thus achieving significant therapeutic effects. Since this disease is characterized by a mixture of deficiency and excess, cold and heat, it is necessary to regulate the patient's liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach and strengthen the body's physique to achieve the purpose of the body's antiviral effect. You can choose "Yishen Houchang Decoction" accordingly. The Evodia rutaecarpa decoction and cinnamon in the prescription warm the middle and stop diarrhea, Coptis chinensis and Phellodendron chinense clear away heat and reduce inflammation, and red ochre and gallnut astringent can stop diarrhea. It treats both the symptoms and the root cause of chronic diarrhea and has the effect of astringing the intestines and stopping diarrhea.

3. Prevention

1. In addition to avoiding cold and controlling emotions, diet is a very important aspect. During the attack and remission periods of this disease, you should avoid eating beans and bean products, wheat and flour products, as well as garlic, leeks, sweet potatoes, preserved eggs, cabbage, peanuts, melon seeds and other gas-producing foods. Because once you eat, the gas in the gastrointestinal tract increases and gastrointestinal motility is affected, which can induce the disease and even aggravate the symptoms.

2. Persimmons, pomegranates, and apples all contain tannic acid and pectin, which have astringent and antidiarrheal effects. They can be eaten in moderation by people with chronic colitis. Patients with chronic colitis should strengthen their exercise, improve their physical fitness, and strengthen their diet and water source management; do not eat rotten or spoiled food, do not drink raw water, and scald raw fruits and vegetables before eating them. Pay attention to rest and increase nutrition. In addition, you should keep a good mood, avoid strong stimulation, and build confidence in overcoming the disease.