Diarrhoea treatment
Diarrhoea treatment
Diarrhoea disrupts the digestive process. Treating diarrhoea can help to reduce the associated loss of fluid and salts, helping to restore the balance. As diarrhoea symptoms can come on suddenly, customers may want to have treatment options available in the medicine cabinet at home.9 Customers who are buying items for a trip abroad might want to purchase diarrhoea treatment, as 20-60% of travellers to areas with poor food and water hygiene can be affected by diarrhoea.10
OTC OPTIONS
OTC treatment options for diarrhoea are:
- Loperamide to reduce the peristalsis movement of the intestine
(slowing down movement within the digestive tract) - Oral rehydration salts to replace water and electrolytes4
Note: Loperamide cannot be used by children under 12 years of age. Loperamide also helps reduce faecal incontinence and urgency.