At GuideTreatments.com we believe that symptomatic treatments should be reserved only for short term. It is vitally important to diagnose the underlying condition with robust assessment and investigations.
Symptomatic treatments:
- Tab. Roko (Loperamide 2mg) – 1 capsule after each episode of diarrhoea but maximum of 8 capsules per day.
Common conditions to consider:
Condition |
Common clinical presentation along with diarrhoea |
| Amoebic dysentery | Blood and mucus in stool with no fever and positive stool microscopy. |
| Bacillary dysentery | Blood and mucus in stools, fever and positive stool microscopy |
| Viral infection | Vomiting, low grade fever with no mucus in stool |
| Food poisoning | Excessive vomiting; especially if in more than one member of the household or group |
| Cholera | Profuse diarrhea present (rice water stools) with vomiting and positive stool microscopy |
| Worm infestations | Cramps, lack of appetite, history of worms in stools and positive stool microscopy |
| Typhoid | High grade fever, abdominal pains, PR bleeding, loss of appetite, weakness, red spots on abdomen and positive Widal test |
| Irritable bowel syndrome | Chronic pain, bloating, flatulence, altered bowel habits but not evidence of infective or inflammatory pathology |
| Coeliac disease | Diarrhoea or constipation, fatigue, weight loss, malabsorption, sensitivity to gluten containing foods along with endoscopy and laboratory evidence |
| Diverticulitis | Bloating, flatulence, diarrhoea, evidence of malabsorption but no evidence of infective pathology |
| Crohn’s disease | Lack of appetite, weight loss and positive laboratory evidence and colonoscopy |
| Hyperthyroidism | Palpitations, excessive sweating, heat intolerance, fatigue, loss of weight and abnormal thyroid function test |