What medication is best for treating enteritis?

Sep 18, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Huang Yuhong

Introduction

In general, enteritis is often caused by bacterial infection, viral infection, or intestinal dysfunction. Common symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Patients may follow medical advice to use medications such as norfloxacin capsules, montmorillonite powder, bifid triple viable capsules, berberine hydrochloride tablets, and racemic anisodamine tablets for treatment. A detailed analysis is as follows:

　　In general, enteritis is mostly caused by bacterial or viral infections or intestinal dysfunction. Common symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and nausea. Patients may take medications such as norfloxacin capsules, smectite powder, bifidobacterium triple viable capsules, berberine hydrochloride tablets, and racemic anisodamine tablets under medical guidance. Detailed explanations are as follows:

　　1. Norfloxacin Capsules

　　This medication belongs to the quinolone class of antibiotics. It works by inhibiting bacterial DNA gyrase, thereby preventing bacterial DNA replication and killing pathogenic bacteria that cause bacterial enteritis, such as *Escherichia coli* and *Shigella*. It is suitable for adult patients with bacterial enteritis and effectively relieves diarrhea and abdominal pain caused by bacterial infection.

　　2. Smectite Powder

　　With a layered structure and non-uniform charge distribution, smectite can adsorb pathogens and toxins in the intestine, coat the surface of the intestinal mucosa, protect it from irritation, reduce intestinal motility, and alleviate diarrhea. It is effective for diarrhea caused by various types of enteritis, including viral enteritis.

　　3. Bifidobacterium Triple Viable Capsules

　　Containing three types of live bacteria—*Bifidobacterium*, *Lactobacillus acidophilus*, and *Enterococcus faecalis*—this product helps replenish normal intestinal flora, restore microbial balance, inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria, improve the intestinal microenvironment, and relieve symptoms such as bloating, diarrhea, and indigestion caused by enteritis.

　　4. Berberine Hydrochloride Tablets

　　Also known as coptisine, this agent has mild antibacterial effects, particularly against *Shigella* and *Escherichia coli*, common causes of intestinal infections. It reduces intestinal inflammatory responses and alleviates diarrhea and abdominal pain associated with bacterial enteritis. It is suitable for patients with mild bacterial enteritis.

　　5. Racemic Anisodamine Tablets

　　An anticholinergic drug, it relieves spasms of intestinal smooth muscle, thus reducing crampy abdominal pain caused by enteritis. It also inhibits intestinal gland secretion, decreases intestinal secretions, and helps improve diarrhea symptoms. Note: This medication is contraindicated in patients with glaucoma or benign prostatic hyperplasia.

　　In daily life, maintain healthy habits: avoid unhygienic, raw, cold, spicy, or irritating foods such as spoiled ingredients, ice cream, and chili peppers; wash hands before meals and after using the toilet to prevent intestinal infections; during diarrhea, drink warm saline water frequently to replenish fluids and electrolytes and prevent dehydration.

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