Colitis black stool, also need appropriate treatment methods

Generally, patients with colitis will have symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and constipation, which are very harmful to the patient's health. If you want to get rid of this disease as soon as possible, you must choose the appropriate treatment method. Common treatments include general treatment, drug treatment, and hormone treatment.

1. General treatment: During the diarrhea period, you should pay attention to supplementing nutrition and appropriately reduce the fiber content in your diet, such as leeks, celery, garlic shoots, etc. You should use a low-residue diet to reduce the mechanical damage that high fiber components may cause to the colon mucosa. Regarding the issue of colitis patients drinking milk, it depends on whether the diarrhea worsens after drinking milk, because ulcerative colitis patients may be allergic to cow's milk protein. On the other hand, some patients may suffer from diarrhea after drinking milk due to a lack of lactase in the intestines. In my country, there are more people suffering from lactase deficiency than in the West. Therefore, patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the diarrhea stage should be carefully inquired about whether they have a history of allergy to cow's milk and limit the intake of dairy products, which sometimes has an antidiarrheal effect.

2. Hormone therapy: Adrenal cortical hormones, hydrocortisone and prednisone can improve the general condition of patients with colitis, alleviate the course of the disease, reduce the number of bowel movements, alleviate recurrent symptoms and increase appetite. However, the effect is not good for some patients, and it may cause ulcer perforation, bleeding and slow healing. It is now believed that the scope of application is small. It can significantly alleviate symptoms and improve the condition of patients with acute fulminant or early-stage severe colitis. However, the effect is not satisfactory for long-term recurrent attacks. The corticotropin unit is dissolved in glucose solution and dripped intravenously. After the symptoms improve, it is switched to intramuscular injection. Hydrocortisone can be given intravenously, and the dosage can be gradually reduced after symptoms are relieved. Corticosteroids are better than cortisone in relieving symptoms, but are not as effective as cortisone in maintaining relief. This treatment should not be continued for more than 2 weeks if there is no improvement in symptoms.

3. Drug treatment: Antidiarrheal drugs can reduce the frequency of defecation and relieve abdominal pain. Commonly used drugs include compound phenethylpiperidone, codeine and compound camphor tincture. Antidiarrheal drugs may cause toxic megacolon in acute ulcerative colitis and should be used with caution. Sedatives and antispasmodics may also be given.

That’s all I have to say about the treatment methods of colitis. I believe every patient will understand it after reading it. Colitis has a great impact on patients. Only with timely treatment can patients be protected from the harm of this disease.