Editing Enteritis (section)

== Treatment ==
{{Expand section|This section lacks substantial information about the treatment of most forms of enteritis. Treatment of enteritis is often much more involved than this section currently indicates.|date=January 2024}}
Mild cases usually do not require treatment and will go away after a few days in healthy people.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> In cases where symptoms persist or when it is more severe, specific treatments based on the initial cause may be required.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

In cases where persistent diarrhea is present, replenishing lost fluids by mouth is recommended, and for severe diarrhea intravenous hydration therapy and antibiotics may be required.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEZOqB6r9hwC|title=Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management, Expert Consult Premium Edition - Enhanced Online Features|last1=Feldman|first1=Mark|last2=Friedman|first2=Lawrence S.|last3=Brandt|first3=Lawrence J.|date=2010-05-03|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=978-1437727678}}</ref> A simple [[oral rehydration therapy]] (ORS) can be made by dissolving one teaspoon of salt, eight teaspoons of sugar and the juice of an orange into one litre of clean water.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pZ9fpHtvOGYC|title=Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control: A Global Perspective|last=Webber|first=Roger|date=2009-01-01|publisher=CABI|isbn=9781845935054}}</ref> Studies have shown the efficacy of antibiotics in reducing the duration of the symptoms of infectious enteritis of bacterial origin, however antibiotic treatments are usually not required due to the self-limiting duration of infectious enteritis.<ref name=":3" />

=== Autoimmune ===
{{See also|Management of Crohn's disease}}
Autoimmune causes of enteritis such as [[Crohn's disease]] require significant chronic [[Management of Crohn's disease|treatment]] to avoid [[Malnutrition|nutritional deficiencies]], [[Small intestine cancer|cancer]], [[Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth|bacterial overgrowth]], and other complications.<ref name=":7" /> Some patients with mild forms of the disease may not need treatment, but a majority of people with Crohn's disease require [[glucocorticoid]] medications.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Regueiro |first1=Miguel |last2=Al Hashash |first2=Jana |date=8 August 2022 |title=Overview of the medical management of mild (low risk) Crohn disease in adults |url=https://www.uptodate.com/contents/overview-of-the-medical-management-of-mild-low-risk-crohn-disease-in-adults |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=UpToDate |publisher=Wolters Kluwer}}</ref> 

For treating [[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]], the main treatment is usually a [[corticosteroid]] medication, as these have been shown to have good [[efficacy]] in managing eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Other treatments include modifying diets to avoid food allergies, [[azathioprine]] and antibodies, including [[mepolizumab]], [[omalizumab]], [[infliximab]], and [[adalimumab]].<ref name=":8" />