HEDDAONBROADWAY-COMMON DISEASE AND ITS REMEDIES

MEDICINE FOR DIARRHOEA

It is too frequent, often too precipitate passage of poorly formed stools. In pathological terms, it occurs due to passage of water in faces. Diarrheal disease constitutes a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide; specially in developing countries. More than 5 million children under the age of 5 years die every year of diarrhea. A nationwide study has estimated that diarrhea kills > 1 million children in India annually. Recurrent or protracted diarrhea is also a major cause of protein-calorie malnutrition in developing countries. Even mild diarrhea, and that in adults, is a disabling symptoms and an inconvenience.
The symptoms of diarrhea
• Frequent, loose, watery stools
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• vomiting
• Stomach pains
• Fever
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal cramps
• Dehydration
• Pricking sensation
• Sometimes bacterial or parasitic infections sometimes cause bloody stools.
It can be prevented by
Washing hands regularly, using soap and hot water, will help to prevent you and your family from catching infectious diarrhoea.
The commonly used medicine is ORS. Advent of oral rehydration therapy is considered a major advance of recent times. If the fluid loss is mild (5-7% BW) or moderate (7.5-10% BW) ORT can be instituted from the very beginning. The dosage of the medicine is ½ – 1 hourly intervals, initially 5-7.5% BW volume equivalent is given in 2-4 hours.