How Can Severe Loose Stools And Gas Be Treated?

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2017

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Question : Loose and Watery motion and excess gas from a week. Gendral physician gave some antibiotics worked for 3 days and again strated. Please suggest me.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Sometimes the loose motions take longer to get all right

Detailed Answer:
Hi welcome to Health care magic,

Sometimes the loose motions take longer to get all right. Since it improved initially, the same antibiotic can be continued for about five days more (you may need a prescription).

Along with that, take Omeprazole or Rabeprazole twice a day, loperamide or immodium as and when loose motions are more and a preparation like flatuna containing activated charcoal.

Black tea with lemon, sugar and salt is also good.
A mixture of half and half yoghurt/curd plus soya milk will also help.
Avoid spicy, and cow's milk.

regards

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