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How do you manage diarrhea?

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Dehydration is the main issue which accompanies diarrhea, so top that up with oral rehydration salts. If you're on a tight budget, a mixture of water, sugar and some table salt will do the trick. Dehydration is the MAIN cause of diarrhea-related death, especially in children, so that's the main management. Antimotility drugs (Mebeverine, Atropine) and opiates (loperamide) helps reduce the propulsive contractions related to diarrhea. Lastly, in traveller's diarrhea, it might be a good idea to get Ciprofloxacin or Doxycyclin as an antibiotic. Diarrhea usually runs its course out though.

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