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How Can Severe Diarrhea In An Elderly Person Be Treated?

Hello, my husband is 72 years old. He has symptoms of IBS W/FLATULENCE AND BOUGHTS OF DIARRHEA. He s sensitive to dairy products. He refuses to get a colonoscopy to get proper medication. Besides probiotics, is there any natural remedies that I can give him? He takes Walgreen s diarrhea OTC for the diarrhea episodes.
Fri, 19 May 2017
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I have read and understood your concern
The treatment of his condition will depend on the cause.Possible causes may include: digestive viral, bacteria or parasitic infection, lactos intelerance...I will advise you see the Doctor for a stool exam/culture and sensitivity test as a course of antibiotics may be needed.In the meantime, you may try the following:
-Take oral rehydration salt to replenish fluid and ions losses
-An anti-diarrheal like imodium
-Continue with probiotics
Hope this will help.You may write back if more concerns
Best regards

Dr Mbuomboh
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How Can Severe Diarrhea In An Elderly Person Be Treated?

Hi Thanks for posting your query on HCM I have read and understood your concern The treatment of his condition will depend on the cause.Possible causes may include: digestive viral, bacteria or parasitic infection, lactos intelerance...I will advise you see the Doctor for a stool exam/culture and sensitivity test as a course of antibiotics may be needed.In the meantime, you may try the following: -Take oral rehydration salt to replenish fluid and ions losses -An anti-diarrheal like imodium -Continue with probiotics Hope this will help.You may write back if more concerns Best regards Dr Mbuomboh