Treatment of rotavirus infections in adults. Drugs antibiotics, folk remedies, home treatments

Among intestinal diseases, surrounding human rotavirus infection is most common in medical practice. The disease is caused by the penetration of the virus, which infects the gastrointestinal tract. disease in adults Treatment should be comprehensive and include a number of activities aimed at the removal of painful symptoms and combat the effects of the disease.

Rotavirus - an infectious intestinal disease provoked by the virus is in the body. This is the most common cause of diarrhea in adults. Disease characterized by acute period in the beginning, is accompanied by fever, profuse vomiting and loose stool.

The illness marked moderately pronounced signs of enteritis or gastroenteritis, combined intestinal and respiratory symptoms. Rotavirus infection is inherent seasonality, significantly increases during the winter, due to this infection in people is called "intestinal flu", but nothing to do with influenza viruses have no disease.

Rotavirus tenacious and widespread. It is found in the raw water, resistant to low temperatures, die during prolonged exposure to a temperature above 80 C.

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It is noted that an outbreak occur in countries with a low standard of living, and in the developed countries.

Causes

As a rule, the disease spreads rapidly in organized groups. The incubation period of the virus when the vehicle feels completely healthy, it is contagious to others.

Disease characterized by outbreaks. Most often, cases of collective disease found in large institutions, as well as in hospitals and nursing homes. It is noted that if in a family or in a group 1 sick people, after a few days sick all members of the community.

transmission path

Doctors believe every citizen of the globe by the age of 8 years old, at least once faced with the virus. Clinical manifestations of the disease depend on the degree of development of the individual immunity. The virus is very common, it is detected in the river and lake water, in food and in the surface of objects that surround man.

Doctors distinguish several main reasons for the spread of infection:

1. The most common cause of infection - poorly washed hands after defecation - the oral-fecal method. Fecal infected patient contain more than 10 bln. infectious particles per 1 g, for transmission to the healthy person sufficiently about 100 viral particles. The disease in this case is actively spread by shaking hands and using a common household items.
2. Pathogenic viruses highlighted cases in the environment with the saliva, coughing, sneezing.
   
3. Infection may occur when using unboiled water and through contaminated products.

incubation period

The virus enters the body, is absorbed, does not prove itself, within 3-5 days. Then, there are signs of respiratory infection: redness of the throat, cough. Need to know that rotavirus is an intestinal infection, and therefore from the upper respiratory tract, he quickly falls in the digestive tract.

Even during the recovery period, when a person feels completely healthy, he highlights the pathogenic viruses. Communication with been ill person limit for 1-2 weeks after the disease.

What happens in the body in contact with the infection?

In the course of the disease are three main stages:

• Incubation period (1 to 4 days);
• The acute period (3-5 days);
• Recovery (3-5 days).

Virus when ingested initially manifests itself as a respiratory infection: marked runny nose, painful swallowing, redness of the throat, cough.

Then, the disease falls into the intestine and the most painful period begins, accompanied by vomiting, high rates of body temperature, diarrhea.

During the entire period of the disease, signs of poisoning the body:

• apathy;
• headache;
• impotence;
• total or partial lack of appetite.

Characterized by changes in human excreta: stool becomes lighter, and the urine - dark, sometimes mixed with blood clots.

Symptoms of rotavirus infection in adults

The disease is accompanied by the following symptoms:

1. fever;
2. vomiting;
3. loose stools with a pungent smell, sometimes foaming;
4. abdominal cramps;
5. weakness, loss of appetite,
6. runny nose, sore throat, cough;
7. headache, muscle and joint pain;

During the life of an adult than once transfers rotavirus infection. Each episode of disease the body produces specific antibodies, which shields newly infected person from manifestations of acute painful symptoms. Very often, an adult suffers infection easily, on the job, without changing the quality of life and rhythm.

Diagnostics

In cases where the infection manifests itself copious vomiting, defecation usually 7 times a day and the heat, you should contact a physician. Based on the severity and duration of the disease may appeal to the gastroenterologist or a doctor-infektsionistu.

Confirm the presence of infection will appeal to the laboratory, where they spend Immunoassay fecal or more sophisticated methods, such as PCR and electron microscopy. Complete blood analysis shows an increase in disease leukocytes. To determine the presence of infection in the home will help rapid tests, commercially available in pharmacies.

Treatment of rotavirus infection in adults

Treatment of rotavirus infections in adults should be carried out comprehensively.

Therapy includes the following key areas:

• fight against dehydration;
• detoxification;
• reception food enzymes and probiotics;
• receiving antivirals;
• receiving antipyretics;
• receiving painkillers;

Risk of disease is that with vomit and loose stool leaves the body fluid are actively. Dehydration can achieve performance that will be life-threatening within days. Throughout the disease to be taken ill liquid in small doses of 10-20 ml, routinely 10-15 minutes.

Drinking under the scheme does not provoke a gag reflex and allows you to hold the liquid in the body.

The patient should follow the food diet and take sorbent preparations, cleansing the bowels of the virus and its metabolic products.

medication

Special preparations for the treatment of rotavirus infection does not exist. Modern antibiotics do not act on the causative agent, and their use does not give results. In addition, antibiotics can be detrimental influence on intestinal microflora and will only aggravate the situation.

Treatment of the disease is carried out in the following areas:

• Withdrawal symptoms of acute infection. Analgesics and antipyretics taken in cases where the patient's body temperature exceeds the threshold of 39 C. Increased temperature - a sign of the body to effectively combat the virus.
• Recovery of reserve fluid in the body. Patients of the disease is shown during the consumption of large amounts of liquid and special preparations rehydrated.
• toxins elimination from the body with the help of sorbiruyushih drugs.
• Restoration of the oppressed of the intestinal microflora using probiotics.

Due to the fact that effective drugs against rotavirus infection does not exist, modern medicine offers vaccination against this dangerous disease. Vaccine performed well as a prevention of infection and prevention of states of medium and high severity of accompanying disease.

Oral rehydration therapy

Treatment of rotavirus infections in adults should be comprehensive, because during the illness the body is experiencing abnormal moisture loss. The destructive effect of the virus leads to the formation of toxic substances and toxins that need to be excreted.

A large fluid intake (especially rehydrated drugs) to help cope with dangerous consequences of infection.

rehydron
Features of the application	1 sachet of powder diluted in 1 liter of freshly boiled cold water, taking 50-100 ml after 15-25 min.
Contraindications	Diabetes, renal failure
Efficiency	Quickly restores water and electrolyte balance in the body
The cost (in rubles)	18-30
GIDROVIT
Features of the application	1 sachet dissolved in 1 liter of boiling water. Drink solution in small portions over 30-50 ml for 5 hours
Contraindications	Drug intolerance components
Efficiency	Normalizes impaired by dehydration of water and electrolyte balance. Effective with potassium deficiency caused by loss of liquid.
The cost (in rubles)	135-180
tour
Features of the application	Powder for reconstitution in boiling water. Take 50-100 mL with an interval of 10-15 min
Contraindications	Kidney failure, diabetes, hypertension, heart failure
Efficiency	The drug makes up for water losses
The cost (in rubles)	25-40

antivirals

In adults, the treatment of rotavirus infection include receiving antiviral drugs. Must necessarily be conducted therapy aimed at activation of the immune system of the human body and the elimination of disease states.

Citovir
Features of the application	Take 1 capsule with an interval of 6 hours. Course of treatment 4-5 days.
Contraindications	Pregnancy, allergies to components of the drug
Efficiency	Immunomodulatory drugs used in combination therapy, increases the body's response to the causative agent.
Cost, rub.	330-550
Ergoferon
Features of the application	Available in tablets for sucking in liquid form for oral administration. Regimen: Day 1: 5 tablets take up to 2 hours, with an interval of 30 minutes. Then within 3 days still take the tablets with an interval of 6 hours. 2nd day: 1 tablet after 6 hours. The drug is taken for 4 days.
Contraindications	Allergies to components
Efficiency	It has antiviral, immunomodulatory, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory effect.
The cost (in rubles)	250-400
Anaferon
Features of the application	Available in tablets for sucking. Regimen: Day 1: 5 tablets take up to 2 hours, with an interval of 30 minutes. Then within 3 days still take the tablets with an interval of 6 hours. 2nd day: 1 tablet after 6 hours. The drug is taken for 4 days.
Contraindications	Idiosyncrasy components
Efficiency	Clinically proven effectiveness against rotavirus
The cost (in rubles)	180-240

chelators

Excretion of toxic metabolic products contribute to the virus means - sorbents.

polisorb
Features of the application	Take a fresh solution inside for 1 hour before meals, 3-4 times per day, dissolved water. The daily dose of 0.1 - 0.2 g / kg body weight.
Contraindications	Individual intolerance of components
Efficiency	Detoxifies, reduces flatulence
The cost (in rubles)	60-120
enterosgel
Features of the application	Inside for 1 hour before meals, with some liquid three times a day Razov: 15-20 g
Contraindications	intestinal atony
Efficiency	Toxins, bacteria, it improves the quality of the blood
The cost (in rubles)	350-430
Polyphepan
Features of the application	Inside for 1-1.5 hours before meals. The daily dose: Tablets - 10-16 pieces; The paste, powder, granules - 1 g / kg body weight, 3 times per day.
Contraindications	Constipation, stomach ulcer
Efficiency	It displays the body of the bacteria, toxins
The cost (in rubles)	70-150

enzymes

bowel function is impaired under the influence of rotavirus. Particularly affected are the functions of digestion and absorption. Reception of enzymes shown to enable and correcting these functional disorders.

festal
Features of the application	Inside, during a meal, three times a day for 1-2 pieces.
Contraindications	Hepatic insufficiency, acute pancreatitis, pregnancy
Efficiency	It improves digestion, reduces outgassing
The cost (in rubles)	550-800
pancreatin
Features of the application	The maximum daily dose - 15 000 units / kg of body weight
Contraindications	Pancreatitis, sensitivity to components
Efficiency	Eases digestion and intestinal absorption of food
The cost (in rubles)	50-95
mezim
Features of the application	Single dose: 2-4 tablets. Take half the dose at the beginning of the meal, the rest of the drug - at meal times.
Contraindications	Acute pancreatitis, hypersensitivity to the components
Efficiency	Improves absorption of proteins, fats, carbohydrates, exerts an analgesic effect.
The cost (in rubles)	65-80

Funds from diarrhea

Treatment of rotavirus infections in adults should be carried out comprehensively. To prevent dehydration as a consequence of diarrhea and eliminating painful false urge to defecate, show antidiarrheal drugs.

loperamide
Features of the application	It is available in tablets, capsules.
Contraindications	Diverticulosis, ulcerative colitis, allergic to lactose
Efficiency	The drug reduces intestinal motility
The cost (in rubles)	7-20
Imodium
Features of the application	Available in capsules. The daily dose of 8 capsules.
Contraindications	Diverticulosis, obstruction, severe ulcerative colitis
Efficiency	Symptomatic treatment of infectious diarrhea
The cost (in rubles)	230-380
Enterobene
Features of the application	Depending on the degree of diarrhea, received from 2 to 8 tablets per day
Contraindications	Ulcerative colitis, intestinal obstruction, hypersensitivity to the components
Efficiency	stabilizes the chair
The cost (in rubles)	165-210

antiemetic drugs

Vomiting - one of the inherent nature of protective reflexes in the human body.

Eliminate vomiting medication if the following factors are present:

• Signs of dehydration;
• Vomiting does not stop more than a day;
• Pregnancy.

Pharmacies in the free market, there are drugs that eliminate this unpleasant symptom.

domperidone Teva
Features of the application	3-4 times a day, but not more than 80 mg
Contraindications	Intestinal obstruction, perforation of the stomach or intestines
Efficiency	Effectively eliminates nausea and vomiting
The cost (in rubles)	170-220
Raglan
Features of the application	Inside, and food. Adults - 5-10 milligrams of the solution after 6 hours
Contraindications	Intestinal obstruction, perforation of the digestive tract, gastrointestinal bleeding
Efficiency	eliminates vomiting
The cost (in rubles)	120-190
Bonin
Features of the application	Inside, 25-100 mg daily in divided doses
Contraindications	Hypersensitivity to the drug Components
Efficiency	Prevention and treatment of nausea, vomiting,
The cost (in rubles)	250-340

Restoring microflora

Restoration of the intestinal microflora, promote products, which include a culture of microorganisms and nutrients. These funds increase the population of the missing bacteria in the intestines and stabilize the intestinal microecology.

bifiform
Features of the application	Daily intake for adults - 6 capsules.
Contraindications	Hypersensitivity to the components
Efficiency	Normalizes bowel, probiotic antidiarrheal
The cost (in rubles)	400-650
Linex
Features of the application	Take 3 times a day, 2 pcs.
Contraindications	Allergies to dairy products
Efficiency	Restores the balance of lactic acid bacteria, enhances the action of digestive enzymes
The cost (in rubles)	350-550
Bifidumbacterin
Features of the application	It is produced in the form of capsules or powder. Adult daily intake of 5-6 capsules shown. The aqueous solution of the powder is taken with a meal
Contraindications	Hypersensitivity to the components. Side effects are not revealed.
Efficiency	Safe drug, rapidly normalizing intestinal microflora.
The cost (in rubles)	160-300

antispasmodics

Treatment of rotavirus infections in adults should provide relief of pain ill. Analgesics are used in the case of intestinal spasms, sharp pains accompanied by sharp. Antispasmodics are assigned one-time during the acute stage of the disease.

Nospanum
Features of the application	Take two tablets as needed
Contraindications	Hypersensitivity to Drotaverinum. Severe disorders of the liver, kidneys and heart
Efficiency	It relaxes the smooth muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, relieves pain in the abdomen
The cost (in rubles)	120-450
Papaverine
Features of the application	Vnutrpo 40-60 mg 3-4 times a day
Contraindications	Hypersensitivity, glaucoma, severe hepatic insufficiency
Efficiency	Rapidly reduces the tone abdominal muscles. The effectiveness of the drug is reduced in smokers
The cost (in rubles)	17-50
Revalgin
Features of the application	It combines analgesic and antispasmodic properties. Take 1-2 pieces. as needed
Contraindications	Sensitivity to the drug
Efficiency	It reduces the temperature, reduces inflammation, has analgesic properties
The cost (in rubles)	115-180

Diet

In order to help the body to carry the load at the time of the disease, doctors recommend to stick to the diet "table №4». The essence of clinical nutrition is reduced to limit the content of salt and sugar, the exclusion of products that can cause mechanical, chemical or thermal stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract.

Feeding is performed fractionally, 10-150 g portions of up to 10 times per day. Products boiled or steamed, leading to a soft consistency and a pleasant temperature. All meals are accompanied by an increased consumption of water, weak tea, jelly and fruit drinks.

Patients should limit the use of the following products:

• Milk;
• Fresh pastries, confectionery;
  
• Fried, spicy, fatty, smoked;
• Pearl barley;
• Cabbage, radish, dried plums;
• Highly carbonated beverages, coffee, strong tea;
• Fast food;
• Alcohol.

Most patients report decreased appetite during illness, and in the acute period - its absence. The transition from this forced starvation to the usual diet gradually and systematically carried out, focusing on the patient's condition, and doctors' recommendations.

Traditional recipes for the treatment of rotavirus

Traditional medicine offers a few recipes to fight the infection and minimize the consequences of the disease.

recipe 1

In the initial period of acute brewed 1.5 Art. l. Hypericum crushed material in 250 ml of boiling water. The mixture is heated on a steam bath for about 30 minutes, then filtered, adjusted to the initial volume, boiled water. Take broth warmed, in small portions, up to 5 times per day. Store this broth in the refrigerator.

recipe 2

A decoction of rhizome has a strong disinfecting effect. Take 1 tbsp. l of dry raw pour 1 tbsp. hot water, boiled for 1-2 minutes on low heat. Capacity decoction wrapped in a thick cloth and allow to cool completely. Take 1 tbsp. l. every hour at the initial stage of the disease.

recipe 3

Chewing juniper berries has disinfecting and antibacterial effects on the patient. Take 3-5 berries and chew for a long time. Chewing juniper berries great help as preventive maintenance, if there is a sick person.

recipe 4

The anti-diarrhea effective decoction of walnut walls. Septum nut husks in an amount of 1 tbsp. l, is poured boiling water and gradually brought to reflux.

The resulting broth is gradually cooled, after wrapping it thick woolen cloth. Take up to 7 times a day for 1 st. l.

recipe 5

Peel of pomegranate have astringent in diarrhea. Take 1-2 tbsp. l. crusts, pour 1 cup of hot water, heated to boiling, boiled for 5 min. The beverage cooled and taking 100 ml a few times a day.

Rotavirus infection and pregnancy

The mainstay of treatment of pregnant women is to fight the complications caused by manifestations of the disease symptoms and reduced to some activities.

They are as follows:

• Elimination of toxins;
• Rehydration;
• Maintenance and stimulation of protective properties of the body of the pregnant woman;
• Restoration of the natural intestinal flora.

The virus is not able to overcome the placental barrier, so the risk for the development of the fetus, he is not.

The most dangerous for a pregnant woman and child a consequence of the disease - the loss of fluid.

Dehydration leads to oxygen starvation of a child, so the treatment of infections during pregnancy is reduced mainly to restore water balance in the body of the future mother. Detoxifying pregnant assigned to receive sorbents, not absorbed into the bloodstream. Formulations bind and remove toxins from the body naturally.

What can be done with the intestinal flu

There are a number of activities, from which it is better to abstain in the disease:

• If possible, avoid taking the drugs, stop vomiting and diarrhea. Natural way of removing the infection from the body - vomiting and loose stools. When braking, these reflexes, the agent remains in the body and trigger a new round of painful manifestations and complications.
  
• Eating reluctantly. It is not necessary to force the patient to eat. The digestive system during the disease undergoes tremendous stress, giving all their strength to fight the disease. During this period, do not burden the digestive tract, natural fasting patient will benefit. Importantly, do not forget about the plentiful drink.
• Drinking alcohol should be excluded. The composition of the intestinal flora is unbalanced infection, and alcohol intake will destroy the remnants of beneficial microorganisms.
• Active exercise can adversely affect health, even if the patient's condition is satisfactory and the person feels good. Natural fluid loss related sports, are not desirable for the body during this period.
• Gastric lavage during this period - a very harmful procedure. Manipulation is able to clean up the remnants of beneficial microflora, which will significantly increase the recovery period after illness.

Possible complications and consequences

Rotavirus adults, in most cases, does not present a particular danger, as the body protect the antibodies developed during previous episodes of illness.

In severe forms of the disease in rare cases, doctors fix some of the consequences:

• Dehydration. Perhaps the most ominous consequence of infection. It requires qualified medical help to restore water and electrolyte balance in the body in large losses of fluid.
• dysbacteriosis. Vital functions of the virus detrimental effect on microecology gastrointestinal tract. A person may experience constipation or diarrhea for a long time after the release of the disease.
• immunocompromised. After the disease organism immunity generally decreases. Admission probiotics, diet and healthy lifestyle, restore a weakened immune system.

Almost everyone met with the infection for life. In adults, the treatment of rotavirus infection should be carried out comprehensively, under the supervision of a physician. Healthy lifestyle and personal hygiene - the key to the prevention of infectious disease.

Registration of the article: Lozinski Oleg

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