Diarrhoea

• Oral rehydration sachets for fluid and electrolyte loss
• Loperamide


  Immodium
• Fybocalm can also be used in diarrhoea
• Pepto bismol can be used in over 16 yrs
• You must stay home for at least 48 hrs to avoid spread
• Do not swim for 2 weeks
• Refer if lasts more than 3 days or if unhelped by medication
• Refer young children if it lasts for more than 1-2 days
• Check for history of this to confirm not IBS
• Passage of 3 or more loose or liquid stools per day
• There may be irritation in the stomach, cramps, nausea and fever
• Oral rehydration therapy ( Dioralyte) most common treatment as it helps with dehydration symptoms
• Symptoms should go away in a few days, however reccomend loperamide if they want it to go away sooner
• Loperamide, two tablets then one after each loose stool
• Generally dont reccomend medicine to under 18 years
• Loperamide shouldnt be taken more than 4 tablets a day for 2 days, see gp if not helping