Suggest Remedies For Severe Diarrhea In An Elderly Person
give him plenty of fluids and electral powder
Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist.
I can understand your concerns.
In my opinion give him adequate fluid and ORS/electral powder to prevent fluid or electrolyte insufficiency.
Give him a course of probiotic which are good for health and really useful in infective diarrhoea.
Meanwhile, please get his stool examination and blood examination like complete haemogram to see whether there is any bacterial infection. If it is there then he will require a course of antibiotics also. For hastening the recovery he may be given antisecretory agent like lomotil later on (once infection ruled out).
I hope I have answered your query and this will help him.
Feel free to ask further.
Wish him a good health
My husband was thinking a dose of Immodium would be good for him which we already have on hand. Anything wrong with that?
there is nothing wrong with immodium
Detailed Answer:
Welcome back.
Whatever water he takes give him with electral powder.
Imodium and lomotil are same which I suggested. It can be used on sos basis that is depending on the stool frequency it can be given. There is no harm in it
Wish him a good health. May he get well soon