
Suggest Treatment For Severe Diarrhea

First get treated for diarrhoea occured at present
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
In diarrhoea,character and consistency of stool is very important rather than frequency.
If you are suffering from diarrhoea,can you tell me how was the character of stool or what was the consistency of stool whether its watery or non watery.
Frequent diarrhoea needs to diagnosed first as in your case,it could be infective(mostly virus or bacteria or parasites) like gastroenteritis,cholera,colitis, dysentery etc or irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel disease or lactose intolerance etc.
If you had hospitalized a year ago for diarrhoea because of clostridium difficile then yes it is due to infection and replacement of that bacteria in intestine in place of normal gut bacteria.
At present,probiotics will help to restore normal gut bacterial flora but you might be having infective diarrhoea again.So,only taking probiotics is not the definitive treatment.
You must consult your physician to get diagnosed and treated the underlying cause.
It may require hospitazation depending upon the severity and other vital signs
Tab.prilosec or pepcid are not the treatment for diarrhoea.
Do ask if any query further.
Regards,
Dr.sandipkabra

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