On January 1, reporters called many pharmacies in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, and they all said that montmorillonite powder was sold out.
On December 27, citizens purchased medicine at a pharmacy in Tianjin. What is the
XBB.1.5 strain?
On December 30, 2022 Eastern Time, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing that an estimated 40.5% of new coronavirus infection cases in the United States that week were caused by the highly contagious Omicron subtype XBB.1.5 strain.
Li Tong, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases at Beijing You'an Hospital, once told reporters, "XBB still belongs to the sub-branch of Omicron . It is a recombinant mutant strain of the variant strain below BA.2. Its immune evasion ability has been enhanced. Its prevalence in some foreign areas has led to an increase in the number of infections. However, foreign data shows that its pathogenicity is no different from previous strains."
Is it necessary to stock up on montmorillonite powder?
Li Dong once told reporters: Montmorillonite powder is a drug for treating diarrhea. Some people infected with the new coronavirus do have symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, which usually resolve on their own in 1 to 3 days. XBB1.5 has not been found to be more likely to invade the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems and the digestive system. Drugs for treating respiratory tract infections and digestive tract infections can be prepared appropriately, but there is no need to hoard them in large quantities. "
What are the side effects of montmorillonite powder?
According to CCTV website report, montmorillonite powder is mainly used in the gastroenterology department to treat diarrhea. It has an astringent effect. It also has side effects, that is, its particles are difficult to excrete from the body and may cause constipation if left in the body.
Will the risk of reinfection increase with the new strain?
"The immune evasion ability of the current XBB strain has been enhanced, which is different from the BA.5 prevalent in my country. After a period of time after infection with BA.5, the level of protection decreases. When encountering strains with strong immune evasion ability, the risk of reinfection will increase. However, reinfection mainly occurs in some people with low immunity. People with normal immune function have a relatively small risk of reinfection in a short period of time, and the symptoms after infection are usually milder than the first time. "Li Tong once said.
What kind of intervention measures should be taken for digestive tract symptoms?
Deputy leader of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group of the Gastroenterology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Zheng Qing, chief physician of the gastroenterology department of Renji Hospital, gave the following three suggestions:
First, patients infected with the new coronavirus should maintain adequate nutritional intake to enhance their body's resistance. It is recommended that the three meals be balanced. , mainly easy to digest and less greasy, ensuring sufficient water, energy and high-quality protein, vitamins .
Second, symptomatic treatment is the main approach. For the more common gastrointestinal symptoms, if they are not particularly severe, they generally do not require special treatment and will get better on their own as the overall condition improves. Those with more obvious symptoms can be given symptomatic and supportive treatment.
For more severe diarrhea, attention should be paid to replenishing water and electrolytes, and appropriate use of montmorillonite powder, berberine, probiotics and other symptomatic treatments. What does Montmorillonite Powder mainly treat? Montmorillonite powder has a strong adsorption effect. When adsorbing pathogens , it may also adsorb other drugs, so it must be taken at a separate time from other drugs. It is generally not recommended to use drugs that inhibit intestinal motility to stop diarrhea. Berberine can be taken to relieve diarrhea. It is generally recommended that the daily dosage for adults is 600-900mg (100mg/tablet), taken in three divided doses. Probiotics can be used to improve intestinal flora and maintain intestinal microecological balance. When using probiotics, be careful to avoid mixing live bacteria with Antibiotics are used with . In cases where co-infection is identified, antibiotics may be used appropriately.
Other symptoms such as vomiting can be treated with antiemetics. For abdominal distension and anorexia, some prokinetic drugs (such as mosapride, itopride) and compound digestive enzymes can be taken to relieve symptoms. Patients with liver damage can be given hepatoprotective treatment to help recover.
The third is to find and eliminate the incentives.Patients should avoid taking multiple drugs with similar ingredients in combination to avoid overdose; use drugs rationally to minimize adverse drug reactions; avoid long-term use of large doses of antibiotics; the use of traditional Chinese medicine should be selected according to individual cold syndrome, heat syndrome, etc., or syndrome differentiation and treatment under the guidance of an experienced Chinese medicine practitioner.
If your symptoms fail to improve after taking the medicine for several days, or may even worsen, please seek medical attention in time. In special times, you can first choose an Internet hospital for consultation, or you can go to the nearest community hospital for treatment, and be careful to rule out symptoms caused by other digestive tract diseases.
editor Chen Yuanyuan
