METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A FASTING COURSE FOR SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENTS

摘要

The invention relates to medicine and can be used for seriously ill patients undergoing a fasting course aiming to achieve pain relief. The claimed method consists in excluding food and liquid intake for several days, and in adhering to a vegetarian diet based on dietetic food prior to the beginning of the fasting course. First, specimens of live strains of typical E. coli and non-lactose-fermenting E. coli are taken from a patient and are grown under artificial conditions, the strains produced being stored for the duration of the fasting period; during the patient's feeding periods, the grown cultures of typical E. coli and non-lactose-fermenting E. coli are then administered to the patient; on the first occasion of bowel opening, a specimen is taken, and the level of E. coli bacilli is analysed in order to determine whether or not it corresponds to normal levels, where a normal level is considered to be: typical E. coli 107-108 CFU/g of faeces, non-lactose-fermenting E. coli <105 CFU/g of faeces, haemolytic E. coli – 0; and in case of deviation from the normal level, when the level of E. coli is insufficient, the administration of the corresponding strains of typical E. coli and/or non-lactose-fermenting E. coli to the patient is repeated; and, when the level of E. coli is excessive, the corresponding strains of typical E. coli and/or non-lactose-fermenting E. coli are excluded in the next food intake; if haemolytic E. coli is detected, oral rehydration is prescribed.