To treat diarrhea caused by E. Coli bacteria is recommended to take antibiotics, fever-reducing medicines, and ingest plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. In addition to homemade whey, coconut water is also a good option.
This infection is serious because it causes severe and prolonged diarrhea with mucus especially affecting the children, being there risk of death when the treatment is not carried out correctly. Therefore, children under 2 years of age may have to be hospitalized to take serum directly into the vein and receive the necessary care so that it can recover faster.
Remedies for E. Coli
The treatment generally consists of the use of fever-reducing medicines, such as Paracetamol, homemade serum and the use of antibiotics prescribed by the doctor. The antibiotics your doctor may prescribe may be:
- aminopenicillin, cephalosporins, quinolones,
- streptomycin, nalidixic acid, ampicillin,
- cephalothin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, levofloxacin.
The antibiotic should be taken for 8 to 10 days, depending on the physician's orientation, and symptoms should be improved within approximately 3 days, but the medication should continue to be taken even if the symptoms have disappeared to ensure the elimination of the bacteria. not only lead to its weakening.
How to avoid contaminating others with E. coli
When a person indoors has gastroenteritis everyone can be contaminated within a few days, but the main form of contamination is contact with the stool or traces of the stool of the person with diarrhea. So always wash your hands before and after diarrhea before preparing food and always keep the bathroom clean.
Babies who still breastfeed should be encouraged to breastfeed several times a day because the risk of contamination is lower, the baby is well fed and has a low risk of becoming dehydrated.
Natural treatment for E. Coli
A good natural treatment against dehydration in Escherichia coli gastroenteritis is to invest in the intake of homemade whey, which must be prepared in compliance with the following measures:
- 1 liter of filtered or boiled water;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- 1 tablespoon of salt.
See other measures that may be used: Homemade whey recipe.
This homemade serum should be ingested as a substitute for water and only lasts for 24 hours, but if the doctor prescribes the intake of other medicines, this guidance must be respected and the homemade serum is only a therapeutic supplement.
Treatment for E. coli in urine
E. coli in the urine causes urinary tract infection and treatment can be done with the antibiotics prescribed by the physician after knowing what type of bacterium is present in the urinary system, but one can complement the treatment naturally by ingesting the cranberry juice daily, because this fruit has properties that make it difficult to adhere to E. coli in the urethra, facilitating the action of the antibiotic and the excretion of the bacteria. See also: Home remedy for urinary tract infection.
