As images and warning messages have been shared, Don’t take medicine unnecessarily. One patient received antibiotics. After taking the medicine for 1 week, he had diarrhea and abdominal pain. The picture on the left is Patient x-ray Colitis Expanded until the stomach was full.
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Be Sure Before Sharing Center, check with Asst. Prof. Dr. Pison Jongtrakul, Special Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology. Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Chairman of the Working Group to Strengthen the People The aspect of rational drug use (SSS) explains that
Intestinal aneurysm according to the shared x-ray picture. In this case, it is called colitis. Which will have various symptoms, including severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, distension, and fever. Later, the infection will enter the bloodstream. And then he might die.
The name of this disease is called Antibiotic associated colitis (AAC), which is diarrhea from bacteria called C.diff.
Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea (C.diff) is a bacterium that produces toxins in the feces in the large intestine. When broad-spectrum antibiotics are taken, they destroy the normal flora, which is an important mechanism that prevents the abnormal growth of other types of bacteria. When the body receives antibiotics, These native bacteria die. Therefore, the balance of bacteria in the intestines is lost.
Today, there are many different types of antibiotics available and they have different spectrums of action on bacteria. Some types have a narrow effect on only certain types of bacteria. But some types will have broad effects. Destroys many types of bacteria it comes into contact with. The drug’s effect will eliminate resident bacteria. It disrupts the ecosystem in the large intestine. Doctors should only use it if absolutely necessary.
Treatment guidelines
If the doctor diagnoses AAC, the doctor will prescribe antibiotics specific to C.diff only.
Another method of treatment abroad is called Fecle Transplant, which involves taking the feces of a healthy person containing good microorganisms and placing them in the intestines of a person with an intestinal infection. The method is to inject feces into the rectum. Another way is Extraction is made into pills to be taken into the body. for bacteria to grow Bring back the state of balance.
However, the doctor emphasized that The next time you get sick First ask the question, is there really a need to use antibiotics or not? Are we really infected by bacteria? Because most diseases in daily life are caused by viruses. Unreasonable or unnecessary use of antibiotics Will cause negative effects on the body. Just taking one pill is a problem. Therefore, medicine should be used with awareness
Source: Thai News Agency