How to Treat an Intestinal Infection

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Tip 1 - Bacterial Gastroenteritis

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Todd Merka | permalink

For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/bacterial-gastroenteritis ^[1]

Tip 2 - Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: Learn About Treatment

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Regis Kahn | permalink

Read about SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth), a condition of the small intestine with symptoms like gas, abdominal pain, gas, bloating, and diarrhea.

For further reading: http://www.medicinenet.com/small_intestinal_bacterial_overgrowth_sibo/article.htm ^[2]

Tip 3 - C. diff: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Hinrich Cordts | permalink

Learn more from WebMD about C. diff infection, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and prevention.
Tags: c. diff, clostridium difficile colitis, intestines, c. diff treatments, c. diff risk factors, c. diff symptoms, c. difficile, c. difficile colitis, c. diff infection, c. diff prevention, diarrhea, antibiotics

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/clostridium-difficile-colitis ^[3]

Tip 4 - Gastrointestinal infections

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jay Rhee | permalink

Gastrointestinal infections are among the most commonly encountered infections in primary care. While they may not always be severe and may often resolve rapidly, they can be serious in specific healthcare settings or patient populations.

For further reading: http://www.biomerieux-diagnostics.com/gastrointestinal-infections ^[4]

Tip 5 - Antibiotic treatment can be followed by intestinal infections. Why?

Published: 9 years, 4 month(s) ago | Submitted by huntermaclean | permalink

Intestinal infections can follow antibiotic treatment because the amount of available sugars that pathogenic microbes feed on increases significantly.

For further reading: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265506.php ^[5]