Should I always have montelukast at home? What should I do if I have diarrhea? This is the advice from the experts of the North Medical College

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Recently, the net rumor “new strains of diarrhea need to prepare montelukast” and other information has caused many netizens worry, and some are even ready to stock up on drugs. In this regard, Yang Yiheng, deputy director and chief pharmacist of the pharmacy department of Peking University Third Hospital, said in an interview with Beijing Youth Daily that there is no need to stock up. Yang Yiheng explained that the raw material of montmorillonite is mainly montmorillonite, which is a natural mineral with a relatively small particle size and has an adsorption effect, but not a specific adsorption effect. There is little evidence of research on montmorillonite for the treatment of viral diarrhea, and the quality is relatively low. The World Health Organization does not recommend this drug for the treatment of diarrhea, and viral diarrhea caused by viral infections does not require montelukast. Also, montelukast has an adsorptive effect on probiotic preparations and some other drugs, so it is not recommended to be taken at the same time.

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What should I do if I have diarrhea from a new crown infection? Yang Yiheng said that the main principle of diarrhea treatment is to prevent dehydration, how much fluid is discharged, to be replenished in equal amounts, a large amount of fluid discharged at the same time also took away a certain amount of electrolytes, this part of electrolytes taken away is needed to be replenished in a timely manner. Oral rehydration salts are recommended by the World Health Organization as a safe and effective treatment for acute diarrhea. If symptoms of dehydration such as deep sunken eyes, skin folds and dry mouth occur, it is even more important to administer rehydration salts in a timely manner. In fact, vomiting and diarrhea are normal self-protective mechanisms of the body, which can excrete some viruses and bacteria through the above-mentioned ways. Most diarrhea is self-limiting and can be self-relieving, so there is no need to panic if there are more frequent bowel movements. If the diarrhea is really serious, such as the emergence of watery stools, you can take some appropriate anti-diarrheal drugs, symptoms can not be relieved to seek medical attention.

In addition, the high incidence of acute gastroenteritis in the summer and autumn, mainly caused by unclean food via the mouth, many antidiarrheal drugs for acute gastroenteritis caused by diarrhea have a therapeutic effect, usually home to prepare a kind of can.

In response to the netizen’s mention of stocking up on sports drinks to replenish fluids, Yang Yiheng said that electrolyte drink formulas are not for diarrhea and can only be used as a partial substitute and not as a recommendation for diarrhea treatment.