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Diarrhea Treatment
You can take care of your acute diarrhea at home. In fact, diarrhea will usually go away in 2-3 days without specific medical therapy.

Self-Care at Home
Adults: Make sure you do not become dehydrated. Drink plenty of fluids.

The type of drink is not as important as simply replenishing lost water. But avoid milk. It will make diarrhea worse. Diet soft drinks do not provide the calories that dehydrated people may need, so regular soda or soft drinks may be selected to replace lost water.
Try to eat. The food does not need to be bland, but try to avoid greasy or fatty foods. Infants and children should be encouraged to eat bananas, rice, applesauce, and toast—the BRAT diet—a combination used for decades to treat diarrhea. If diarrhea is accompanied by nausea, suck on ice chips until the nausea stops. After the diarrhea stops, avoid alcoholic beverages and spicy foods for 2 more days.
Continue your usual activities if you are mildly ill with diarrhea but avoid strenuous exercise until you feel better because it increases the risk of dehydration.
Children: Dehydration is also a concern.

Very young infants pose special problems because of their increased risk of dehydration. They should be offered a bottle frequently. Solutions such as Pedialyte may be more appealing than water. These fluids also contain necessary salts lost with diarrhea. But avoid salt tablets. They may worsen diarrhea and should never be used.
Children with frequent stools, fever, or vomiting should stay home from school and daycare until these symptoms go away. In addition to allowing the child to rest and recover, this also helps prevent other children from becoming ill.

2007-07-22 00:56:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Immodium AD will stop the problem most quickly, but it can also cause some constipation for a couple of days. What I recommend is Immodium AD + a drink of Metamucil (prepared to the recommendations on the package). Metamucil acts as a stool softener, therefore it counters the effects of the Immodium AD in that regard.

Drink plenty of fluids

2007-07-22 08:56:51 · answer #2 · answered by Polyhistor 7 · 0 0

Scald milk by heating it to just below the boiling point. You will see a "film" on the the surface of the milk. Drink the milk when it is cool enough. Repeat as necessary.

2007-07-22 08:02:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Don't eat at McDonald's. Also you can buy opium suspension in the form of paregoric. You must ask for it from your pharmacist and sign a book as it is a narcotic.

2007-07-22 08:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by Long Tooth 6 · 0 0

Imodium and spell check

2007-07-22 10:09:22 · answer #5 · answered by Amy K 5 · 0 0

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