What do you take for diarrhoea?

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blum19

F10, you want to know what Indians take?

in most parts of south india, ask grandmothers, here is what they would advise:

change to a simple diet predominantly - curd rice; it is soothing on your intestines, the lactobacillus in curd helps regnerate the vitamin capacity in your intestines and unless there is a serious bacterial infection, it works well.

second, take fenugreek seeds either whole or crushed and powdered with curd; fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), also known as methi, has many medicinal properties and is used for a number of conditions including for dirraheas and dysteries.

third, drink plenty of fluids; if the person does not have vomiting, best to take regular food with plenty of fluids; just water interspersed with normal 'light' diet would usually work well; most indian foods have adequate amounts of sodium and glucose and body will automatically adjust the ratios without any hassles; rice-kanji is said to one of the natural medicines for such conditions;

fourth, at the onset of severe symptoms are signs seek proper medical care; these could be in the form of excessive dryness of mouth, skin tension lost (such as skin if lifted over the abdomen, not returning to normal position easily), excessive vomiting, blood or mucus in stools.

finally, if you dont have severe symptoms mentions above, and do not have any of the other medicines, you can just take the following : make a solution of home made ORS with one litre of boiled cooled water, eight spoons (40 gms) of sugar and one spoon of salt (5 gm) with about half lime to flavour and drink about one glass of such water for every loose motion (in the case of adult) or about half glass of such solution for every loose motion in the case of a child; children will drink this readily, if they are losing water and electrolytes; if not, they might just be happy to drink plenty of water and eat some food as well.

Other things to follow: clean hands with soap and water before and after every meal; wash hands after every motion; eat food that is covered and fresh (should not eat food that is open and exposed to houseflies and other insects); drink water that is clean or boil and filtered water; dispose garbage and human wastes far away from drinking water and food storage locations;

If none of these work, then you need to consult a doctor, get your stools tested and take the medicines that are appropriate to the type of diarrhoea and the infectious agent that may be causing the problem.

eat well, drink safe drinking water and stay well.

Gravy B

Drink plenty of water and get to the doctor. Chronic diarrhea is deadly. Don't entrust your life to Yahoo Answers.

rathishvm1

Supplement any medication prescribed by a doctor with Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS). Drink a few times black tea and have breads which constipate. Loparet is one which causes cure.

Giriraj b

loprate or lorapet i think i cannot remeber but it work very fast

Medicine Woman

There are many otc meds for diarrhea you can take and they will work but I once had it for 16 days straight and the doctor told me to eat as much yogurt as I could for the next few days because the bacteria in the colon was out of balance. I ate several yogurts that day and never had it after that, except when I get the flu or something so I would suggest yogurt, as much as you can eat until it stops and take the otc meds also.

The Lost Elf

Regarding medication Dependel works for me and people suffering from it shoud eat more bananas and curd

alarafan

You can try immodium.

Diarrohea is because the body is trying to expel toxins.

You need to drink plenty of fluids and make sure they are clean.

Examine your diet, are you reheating chicken long enough etc? Make sure there are no underlying health reasons.

Most importantly make sure you wash your hands after using the toilet because if you do not you will keep reinfecting yourself. Soap, hot water, towel dry.

Zenkai

The pink stuff always works!

Val

I took edible carbon
made from charcoal
it could absorb the food poising contain and let you feel free of bruuuut
I am Asian Chinese
my mom gave me
YA-HOM POWDER FIVE PAGODAS BRAND
or called
"ngou thak sua" ^_^
it is made from thailand
very effective and u know chinese medicine no side effect
it gives a cooling feeling to your stomach and stop the diarrhoea

Victor M

we'll i don't take anything..
The thing i take to get diahhrea is eat a bagload of hot cheetos and lots of water...those two things =BURNING IN THE HOLE AHAHAHA..DON'T DO IT IF U WANT TO TRY IT THOUGH AHAH

NuKS

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jamesksh

if it's just started, take nothing, let it come out. the body s getting rid of stuffs naturally for some reason... ie food poisioning. drink plenty water if able, as need to replace loss fluid. some say cola is good but depends if you can tolerate. but if prolong diarrhoea, seek medical help.

TTC #1 hoping for 2009 baby!

Pepto Bismol.
Liquid.

sonali

Self medication is not advised.Pending consultation with a physician,you could take
apple juice every three hours.For your meals restrict yourself to yogurt and rice for the next 4/5 days.

chris

pentobismol

monica

Pepto Bismol.... try to stay away from solids... just for a lil bit at least

HORSE CRAZY CHICA!

Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhoea! Hey, PEPTO BISMOL!!!

Ardi YÃ¡

Boiled rice. Grated carrot with lemon, grilled chicken breast and yogurth.

My Soul...guess who...my Rooh!!!

Consume "Electral" which is available at every pharmacist shop. At least 1 packet of electral should be consumed every 10 hours & its better see a doctor ASAP.

jahnu

stop getting prescription from the pharmacist and go, consult a physician.

ubp

TAKE ONE TABLET OF LOPAMADE ONCE IN 4/5 HOURS.
ONCE YOU FEEL RELIEVED YOU MAY STOP THE TABLET.Even AFTER ONE DAY DIARRHOEA CONTINUES CONSULT A GOOD DOCTOR. REGULAR INTAKE (OF FLUID LIKE BUTTER MILK (LITTLE QUANTITY) AT REGULAR INTERVAL AND ALSO WATER MIXED WITH electoral POWDER WILL HELP. ALSO FEW METHI WITH BUTTER MILK IS ALSO GOOD.
I AM NOT A DOCTOR, BUT WITH EXPERIENCE I AM SUGGESTING, YOU MAY FOLLOW IT, BUT EXTRA SELF MEDICATION MAY BE HARMFUL, HOWEVER ABOVE METHODS MAY NOT BE HARMFUL, BUT SURELY AVOID DE-HYDRATION

GNRaj. .. .. ?????

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the simple method is firstly boil water and cool it then add little salt take the solution frequently
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Two recent advances in managing diarrhoeal disease â€“ newly formulated oral rehydration salts (ORS) containing lower concentrations of glucose and salt, and success in using zinc supplementation â€“ can drastically reduce the number of child deaths.

The new methods, used in addition to prevention and treatment of dehydration with appropriate fluids, breastfeeding, continued feeding and selective use of antibiotics, will reduce the duration and severity of diarrhoeal episodes and lower their incidence.

Families and communities are key to achieving the goals set for managing the disease by making the new recommendations routine practice in the home and health facility.

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Swapan, The Dream

Take ORS solution. (Plenty of water along with glucose and salt - only Sodium Chloride)

For medicine best effective in India is TINIDAZOLE 500mg. However its an antibiotic, one should take doctor's advice before using it and always complete the doctor prescribed course.

havanadig

Quick steps.

mastermind

peanut butter. on a spoon .cracker, or piece of bread. its quick and i swear it works.

ppw1024

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