Have you ever used metronidazole?
Speaking of metronidazole, many people have some understanding, this drug is actually very common, his characteristics are also very good, as an antibiotic with a high net rate, he not only has a very strong bactericidal effect, but also the price is very low, as long as a few dollars can buy a bottle.
In many families, metronidazole is even used as a standing medicine.
But as an antibiotic, what diseases can metronidazole treat?
Why do some people say that he treats vaginitis, and some people say that it treats toothache, how to use it?
Today we will start from the beginning and talk about what metronidazole is. How should it be used?
1. Metronidazole.
In 1957, scholars discovered a drug to treat serious infections, which is not only effective for protozoal infections, but also for anaerobic infections.
Can treat two infections at the same time, this drug is not simple, he is the most prestigious nitromizole drug in medicine.
But what is the relationship between nitromizole and metronidazole?
In fact, in the nitroimidazole drugs, the common feature is that such drugs have a mizole ring, and a group on the ring is replaced by nitro, but due to the different positions of the substitution, it can be divided into different nitromizole drugs.
We are most familiar with metronidazole, but there are also similar tinidazoles, as well as ornidazole, which belong to the same class of drugs.
Although research and development began in 1957, it was not until 1963 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration officially approved the drug for marketing.
Obviously, this drug has been used for more than 50 years, almost 60 years, and is still used as a common drug in clinical practice, which shows how good the effect of metronidazole is.
But what disease can metronidazole cure?
Second, what disease can be cured?
As an antibiotic, metronidazole's effect is obvious, can treat bacteria, and is also effective for protozoa this microorganism, but what disease can metronidazole cure?
Specifically, metronidazole can treat 4 types of diseases.
1. Vaginitis.
Many women are deeply troubled by gynecological diseases, in these diseases, vaginitis is very easy to occur, especially trichomoniasis vaginitis this disease will appear after infection with some gynecological symptoms, such as itching, increased vaginal discharge and so on.
Is there any way to treat it? In fact, metronidazole is a good drug, which can effectively fight the infection caused by trichomoniasis, and there are also some special suppositories that are convenient to use.
However, at the same time, for atrophic vaginitis in the elderly, due to the frequent occurrence of anaerobic bacteria infection, as the preferred drug against anaerobic bacteria, metronidazole liquid can be used frequently to effectively inhibit bacteria and quickly kill such anaerobic bacteria.
2. Oral diseases.
Do you think about taking medicine when you have a toothache? Have you ever thought about using antibiotics in addition to painkillers? In fact, metronidazole is a commonly used antibiotic for oral diseases.
Because many bacterial infections in the mouth are caused by anaerobic bacteria, metronidazole has also become one of the drugs of choice to treat this problem.
3. Stomach disease.
Many people have stomach problems, always feel uncomfortable after eating, in fact, this is likely to be caused by Helicobacter pylori, and one of the best ways to treat this anaerobic bacteria is metronidazole.
Moreover, studies have also shown that after the application of metronidazole, the stomach secretes less gastric acid, which can also promote the healing of local ulcers.
4. Infection.
Many parts of the body are prone to infections, and due to the invasion of bacteria or fungi, whether it is the abdominal cavity or the brain, these infections can cause serious problems, not only fever, but also severe pain can lead to sepsis.
If these bacteria are extracted as medicines and cultured, some bacteria will be very sensitive to metronidazole, so in the clinic, doctors will also use metronidazole to treat such infectious diseases.
Third, what should metronidazole pay attention to?
Although metronidazole has many advantages, some people also like to use it commonly, but to know that it is a drug three points of poison, all drugs have, can not react, metronidazole is no exception, not to mention that this is an antibiotic, should be used more carefully.
What are the adverse effects of metronidazole?
1. Digestive system: the most common adverse reaction is actually gastrointestinal symptoms, many patients will have stomach pain and nausea and vomiting after taking medicine.
2. Nervous system: peripheral neuropathy, restlessness, or crying and runny nose.
3. Respiratory system: dyspnea, asthma.
4. Blood system: decreased red blood cells, or reversible granulocytopenia.
5. Mouth ulcers.
Of course, among these adverse reactions, digestive system symptoms are the most common, but do not be afraid, as long as the drug is stopped, the condition will slowly improve, generally will not leave sequelae.
Here it is important to emphasize that when using metronidazole, it must be smoked and banned, because metronidazole will inhibit the metabolism of alcohol, and drinking alcohol after the application of metronidazole may cause abdominal pain and vomiting symptoms.
summary.
Metronidazole as an antibiotic has many advantages, not only wide range of applications, but also good effect, the most important thing is not expensive, very cheap.
But at the end of the day, it's still an antibiotic, and as one of the representatives of antibiotics, metronidazole has many problems that can't be ignored, such as side effects and side effects.
Therefore, do not blindly use or overuse, these will increase the occurrence of adverse reactions, causing damage to the body.
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