Diarrhea

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Initial treatment:

  • Clear liquids
  • Water
  • 7UP/Sprite- flat
  • Gatorade
  • Kool-aid
  • Popsicles
  • Clear broth
  • Jell-O
  • Weak Tea
  • Saltine Crackers
  • May try over the counter anti-diarrhea treatment. (Follow package instructions)

Progress slowly to:

  • Toast
  • Bananas
  • Cereals (No Bran)
  • Soups (no cream soups)
  • Rice
  • Potatoes
  • Applesauce

AVOID:

  • Milk and Dairy Products
  • Citrus Juice (Oranges, Tomato, Grapefruit)
  • Alcohol
  • Caffeine
  • Fatty/spicy food

SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IF:

  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Severe diarrhea
  • Fever over 101
  • Bloody diarrhea
  • Weak/dizzy
  • Not producing urine
  • Uncontrolled vomiting


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