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Digestive disorders often cause abdominal pain, discomfort, fatigue, frequent bowel movements, diarrhea... These symptoms can significantly affect the daily life of the patient. Through the article below, let's learn together with Vinmec how to get rid of digestive disorders.
1. Overview of digestive disorders
Digestive disorder is an abnormal condition in the digestive system, which can occur at any age with many different causes. Some of the main causes leading to digestive disorders can be mentioned:
Diet: Not eating right meals, not scientific. Using a lot of tea, coffee, spicy, greasy food or eating unsanitary food; Pathological causes: Diseases in the colon and stomach can cause symptoms of digestive disorders. Some typical diseases such as: colitis, peptic ulcer disease... can affect the digestion and absorption of nutrients; Overuse of antibiotics: Some antibiotics can unintentionally upset the balance of the intestinal microflora causing digestive disorders. This condition usually occurs mainly in children. Although digestive disorders are not dangerous, the symptoms: abdominal pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, diarrhea... can cause discomfort and affect the patient's life. So how to get rid of digestive disorders?
2. Digestive disorders what to do?
Many people wonder: "What medicine should I take for digestive disorders to heal quickly?". Indeed, the treatment of digestive disorders with Western medicine has the advantage of fast effects. However, this is also a double-edged sword because it can come with some unwanted side effects. Therefore, before taking any medicine, the patient should carefully research and should consult a doctor. Here are some common digestive disorder prescriptions that you can refer to:
2.1. The drug helps relieve symptoms of bloating, indigestion, nausea Some typical symptoms of digestive disorders are indigestion, bloating, nausea. These conditions can be improved by the following drugs:
Domperidone : Is a drug that increases lower sphincter pressure, supports gastric contraction to help push food from the stomach to the intestines. Domperidone is often used for nausea, indigestion, gastroesophageal reflux....; Neopeptine: A digestive enzyme that helps to digest food more easily, reducing the feeling of bloating; Maalox : Is a drug used when full stomach, indigestion accompanied by heartburn due to excess acidic gastric juice. The drug has an antacid effect on gastric juice, protects the gastric mucosa - duodenum, esophageal mucosa; Metoclopramide : Medicine to help limit nausea, prevent gastric reflux and aid digestion; Cylovanon: Is a drug indicated for use in abdominal distension, belching, constipation. In addition, Cylovanon also has a biliary effect. 2.2. In controlling diarrhea, limiting loose stools When having severe digestive disorders, the patient may have loose or even watery stools (diarrhea). Some drugs that support this condition include:
Berberin: With an extract from the wisteria tree, Berberin is considered a plant antibiotic that helps destroy intestinal bacteria, quickly reducing diarrhea symptoms. . In addition, the drug also stimulates bile secretion, helping digestion better; Oresol : A solution to replenish water and electrolytes for the body when diarrhea is prolonged. Note: Oresol needs to be mixed in the correct ratio according to the instructions on the package for maximum effectiveness; Loperamide: This is a medicine indicated to stop diarrhea when the symptoms of diarrhea persist for no apparent reason.
3. Notes to prevent digestive disorders
To prevent digestive problems in general and digestive disorders in particular, each person should actively build for themselves a scientific nutrition and healthy lifestyle. Here are some tips to help improve the health of the digestive system that you can refer to:
Eat enough nutrients, enough nutrients. Eat cooked, drink boiled, avoid foods that irritate the digestive system; For people who are often constipated, it is necessary to add more fiber and green vegetables to enhance the body's elimination process; Limit the intake of alcoholic beverages; Regularly supplement probiotics, beneficial bacteria for the intestinal tract; Practice going to the toilet regularly, go to the toilet once a day at the same time; Supplementing with vitamins and minerals helps to improve resistance and fight biological agents that cause digestive disorders. Although digestive disorders are very common, patients should not be too subjective. Because if this condition persists for a long time, it can affect health and can lead to more serious diseases.
Above is some information about prescriptions for digestive disorders, but to have the correct treatment direction, the patient should go to the hospital to be consulted by a doctor specifically for his or her case.
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Modern equipment in Vietnam: High-resolution flexible gastrointestinal endoscope helps detect cancer at an early stage and accurate digestive diseases. American surgical robot has high precision, less invasive, fast patient recovery time. Team of highly qualified doctors: The doctors are well-trained at the surgical centers of Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, Japan, with high professional qualifications. Participate in short-term training courses abroad, update the latest techniques and treatment regimens in the world. Diagnosing and treating digestive diseases with the latest technology: Robotic endoscopic surgery with a success rate of up to 95%. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is painless and painless. Comprehensive patient care: Being the first hospital in Vietnam to apply the program of early recovery after surgery (ERAS), which shortens the hospital stay to only 3 - 5. Complication rate, cost of patients is reduced, bringing many benefits to customers.
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