What is the best medicine to treat digestive disorders

In fact, there is no "best" medicine for digestive disorders that is suitable for everyone. You must first figure out what kind of problem you have, and choose the right medicine to be really effective.

I happened to meet two completely different patients last week. One was a high school student who had just gone on summer vacation. He spent a week with his friends outside eating iced drinks and fried skewers. Recently, he became bloated after just two bites. He burped and had acid reflux. He couldn't even touch his favorite hot pot. Helicobacter pylori test and abdominal color ultrasound were all normal. I prescribed Mosapride for a week with compound digestive enzymes and gastric motility. He came for follow-up yesterday and said that after three days of taking it, he basically felt no discomfort. The other is an old patient who works in sales. He gets diarrhea as soon as he prepares for the results at the end of the quarter. Sometimes he has to run to the toilet during meetings. Two colonoscopies were performed and everything was normal. Before, he bought antidiarrheal medicine and it didn't work at all. I gave him pinaverium bromide to relieve intestinal sensitivity, and added medicinal probiotics with a clear strain number. This time, the feedback said that he no longer had stomach problems during the sales last month.

Speaking of probiotics, in fact, there is still a lot of controversy in the academic community. Not all products with the word "probiotic" are effective. At present, those that have clear auxiliary conditioning effects are medicinal-grade probiotics with clear strain numbers. The amount of viable bacteria in ordinary drinks cannot even reach the intestinal tract, and cannot meet the conditioning requirements at all. There are also studies showing that some strains are only useful for diarrhea-type disorders. Indiscriminate consumption by patients with constipation may worsen defecation difficulties. It is not the "universal conditioning drug" spread on the Internet at all.

In fact, choosing medicine for digestive disorders is like choosing medicine for a cold. You can't just take medicine for a sore throat and cough with a stuffy nose and runny nose, right? For example, many people take omeprazole when they have stomach discomfort. This acid-suppressing drug is only suitable for patients with frequent acid reflux and heartburn, or gastroscopy to detect gastric mucosal erosion or reflux esophagitis. If you simply eat too much and have indigestion and flatulence, taking omeprazole will inhibit gastric acid secretion, making digestion weaker and prolonging the process. Some people take Internet-famous laxatives when they are constipated. Those stimulating laxatives containing anthraquinones are okay for occasional emergencies. However, if they are taken for a long time, the intestinal mucosa will turn black and the peristalsis ability will become worse and worse. Instead, it will become a stubborn disorder.

Oh, by the way, there are still many people who have no physical problems at all, but who stay up late and are stressed out for a long time. Two months ago, I met a girl who works on the Internet. She suffered from bloating and constipation for almost half a year. She took various digestive medicines to no avail. Finally, I suggested that she go to a clinical psychology department to have her anxiety problems adjusted. She did not take digestive medicines, and her bowel movements became normal within a month.

If you really feel that your digestive discomfort has not improved for several days, go to a doctor to investigate the problem first. Don’t look for the “best medicine” on your own. What works for others may be harmful to you.