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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea When Diagnosed With Gastroenteritis

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Posted on Sat, 20 May 2017
Question: My husband had a bout of gastroenteritis early in the week. He started eating solid food yesterday which I believe was to early after the gastro. Today he has diarrhea again. Can I give him immodium?
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Answered by Dr. Sunil (27 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Give him 2mg imodium after that give him probiotics daily.

Detailed Answer:
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As age of your husband is 81 i would advice you tou give him 2mg imodium stat dose.
Try not to overuse this medicine as paralytic ileus can be caused by it in elderly.
Infact you can use peptobismol after stat dose of 2mg imodium.
A probiotic should be given daily.
In csse you need further details feel free to follow up.
Regards.
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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea When Diagnosed With Gastroenteritis

Brief Answer: Give him 2mg imodium after that give him probiotics daily. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic for your query. Have gone through your details. As age of your husband is 81 i would advice you tou give him 2mg imodium stat dose. Try not to overuse this medicine as paralytic ileus can be caused by it in elderly. Infact you can use peptobismol after stat dose of 2mg imodium. A probiotic should be given daily. In csse you need further details feel free to follow up. Regards.