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How Much Time Does It Take To Cure Loose Motions With Medication?

I am 24 year old female. Got stomach infection 1 week before, loose motions and weakness.I am taking all the medicines prescribed, now the thing is even one week, my loose motions are not geting controlled,however frequency is less and no weakness is there. But how much time does stomach infection takes to get cured? M anxious.
Fri, 6 May 2016
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM...

You have acute diarrhea....
But which drug you have taken ????
According to cause treatment need...

Stool examination done.
If show pus cells then it is bacterial infection and metronidazole given with ciproflox....

If show egg of ameba or trophozoites of giardiasis then metronidazole given for it.
If show hook or round worm egg then albendazole given...
If segment of tenia seen then praziquintal given....

Maintain hydration with more water.
Soft diet taken....
Avoid smoking and alcohol.
Avoid excess spicy and fatty food....
Avoid stress...
Probiotic tablet taken....
Fiber food taken less until diarrhea resolved...
Mashed potato good one....
Banana provide calories and pottasium and lost electrolytes ..so taken....

If diarrhea non infective and only secretary loperamide can taken....

Take care....

If need stool culture can be done....
Dr.Parth
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How Much Time Does It Take To Cure Loose Motions With Medication?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM... You have acute diarrhea.... But which drug you have taken ???? According to cause treatment need... Stool examination done. If show pus cells then it is bacterial infection and metronidazole given with ciproflox.... If show egg of ameba or trophozoites of giardiasis then metronidazole given for it. If show hook or round worm egg then albendazole given... If segment of tenia seen then praziquintal given.... Maintain hydration with more water. Soft diet taken.... Avoid smoking and alcohol. Avoid excess spicy and fatty food.... Avoid stress... Probiotic tablet taken.... Fiber food taken less until diarrhea resolved... Mashed potato good one.... Banana provide calories and pottasium and lost electrolytes ..so taken.... If diarrhea non infective and only secretary loperamide can taken.... Take care.... If need stool culture can be done.... Dr.Parth