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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea And Vomiting
Question: I have had dirrea and vominting for 2 days and nights. It is all liquid water and bm also has a lot of muchex. Is there anything I can do for this?
Brief Answer:
fluid replacement, probiotics, withhold any solid food
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
You may want to consider not using any solid food because this would aggravate the diarrhea.
In diarrhea, the intestines are not able to absorb food so that using food at this point would not be the best idea.
They can be restarted when there is at least a 4 hour interval with no symptoms
In the mean time: (1) fluid and electrolyte replacement is the most important treatment to prevent or treat dehydration
You should use oral rehydration packets from your pharmacy or use gatorade which would also give back both fluids and electrolytes.
Initially small amounts (1 tsp to 1 tbs) should be used because using a large amount initially would cause vomiting if the stomach is not ready.
This small amount should be taken every 5 to 10 minutes for an hour, if tolerated then larger amounts can be used.
(2)probiotics- these have been shown to be very helpful in diarrhea.
You can use them on their own or use yogurt with probiotics
(3)meds such a dramamine would help the nausea
lomotil would help the diarrhea
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
fluid replacement, probiotics, withhold any solid food
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
You may want to consider not using any solid food because this would aggravate the diarrhea.
In diarrhea, the intestines are not able to absorb food so that using food at this point would not be the best idea.
They can be restarted when there is at least a 4 hour interval with no symptoms
In the mean time: (1) fluid and electrolyte replacement is the most important treatment to prevent or treat dehydration
You should use oral rehydration packets from your pharmacy or use gatorade which would also give back both fluids and electrolytes.
Initially small amounts (1 tsp to 1 tbs) should be used because using a large amount initially would cause vomiting if the stomach is not ready.
This small amount should be taken every 5 to 10 minutes for an hour, if tolerated then larger amounts can be used.
(2)probiotics- these have been shown to be very helpful in diarrhea.
You can use them on their own or use yogurt with probiotics
(3)meds such a dramamine would help the nausea
lomotil would help the diarrhea
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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