Can metronidazole treat stomach problems? What other medicines are there to treat stomach problems?

Some of us have used metronidazole in our daily lives. It is a drug specifically used to treat anaerobic bacteria. So in our daily lives, can metronidazole treat stomach problems?

Can metronidazole treat stomach problems?

Yes, it is now believed that stomach diseases are transmitted by Helicobacter pylori through the digestive tract. Helicobacter pylori is an anaerobic bacterium, so it is possible.

What other medicines can cure stomach problems?

Antacids

Time to take: Generally, it is taken 1 to 1.5 hours after a meal and before going to bed, or when symptoms such as acid reflux and heartburn are obvious. The purpose of taking antacids is to neutralize excess stomach acid, so it is best to take it when the food in the stomach is almost empty.

Action: Most of these drugs are weak alkaline inorganic salts, such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium oxide, magnesium trisilicate, calcium carbonate and their compound preparations. Their main function is to directly neutralize gastric acid and quickly relieve stomach pain. Since antacids have a short duration of action and many side effects, the overall therapeutic effect is not ideal.

Acid-suppressing drugs

Taking time: Drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion are best taken on an empty stomach in the morning and before going to bed. Antacids cannot be taken at the same time as drugs that inhibit gastric acid secretion, because antacids will affect the therapeutic effect of acid-suppressing drugs.

Action: The mechanism by which this type of drug reduces gastric acid is not direct neutralization, but rather it acts on the cells that secrete gastric acid after absorption, inhibiting gastric acid secretion. It has outstanding therapeutic effects and is the main drug for the treatment of gastric diseases.

H2 receptor blockers

Time of taking: Generally it is recommended to take it after meals, but it can also be taken before or during meals.

Action: This type of drug has no obvious irritation to the gastric mucosa, and its absorption and utilization are basically not affected by food. There are cimetidine, ranitidine, famotidine, nizatidine, etc.

Proton pump inhibitors

Time to take: Take on an empty stomach before meals. Since the absorption and utilization of these drugs are often affected by food in the stomach, it is recommended to take them before meals.

Effect: The acid-suppressing effect is stronger and longer-lasting, and the therapeutic effect is more prominent. There are omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, rabeprazole and esomeprazole.

Gastric mucosal protective drugs

Taking time: Different drugs have different taking times. Susaccharide is taken 1 hour before meals and before going to bed at night; colloidal bismuth preparations and misoprostol are taken before meals and before going to bed at night; teprenone is taken after meals; magnesium aluminum carbonate is also chewed and taken 1 hour after meals and before going to bed at night, and can be taken at any time if symptoms appear. Good Doctor Recovery Solution is best taken 30 minutes before meals.

Effect: The main effect of this type of medicine is to protect the gastric mucosa and reduce the stimulation of various factors on the gastric mucosa. Good Doctor Recovery Solution is the world's first and only drug that actively repairs the gastric mucosa. It has the effects of accelerating the healing speed of damaged gastric mucosa, significantly shortening the repair time of gastric mucosa, improving the repair quality of gastric mucosa, eliminating inflammatory edema, and improving the body's immunity. Good Doctor Recovery Solution is the gastric mucosa repair expert beside you.

Promotility drugs

Dosage time: It is recommended to take it before meals. Domperidone, cisapride or mosapride are commonly used, all of which are taken before meals, and the drug effect reaches its peak when eating.

Action: Trimebutine has a bidirectional regulatory effect on gastrointestinal smooth muscle motility and should be taken before meals.