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  • Home
  • About us
    • Mission statement
    • Policies
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      • Shipping Policy
      • Refund Policy
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    • Our Charities
      • Solas
      • Friends of Ahotokurom
  • Pharmacy
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    • Diabetes Care
    • Digestive & Bowel health
    • Ear & Eye
    • First Aid
      • Wound Care
      • Supports
      • Creams
      • Joint & Muscle Injury
      • First Aid Kits
      • Plasters
      • Thermometers
    • Smoking Cessation
    • Footcare
    • Pain Relief
      • Oral
      • Topical
    • Appliances
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    • Immune health
    • Cannabidiol Products
    • P Medicine
  • Services
    • Diagnostics
      • Blood cholesterol testing
      • Blood glucose testing
      • Blood pressure testing
      • Body measurements
      • Covid-19 antibody testing
      • Food intolerance testing
      • Pregnancy testing
      • Strep A throat test and treat
      • UTI test and treat service
      • Vitamin D testing
      • Zinc testing
    • Consultations
      • Insomnia management
      • homeopathic appointment
      • Stop smoking service
    • Vaccinations
      • Chickenpox Vaccination
      • Flu jab
    • Travel health
      • Malaria prevention
      • Period delay
    • Women`s health
      • Period delay
      • PMT / Menopause management
      • UTI test and treat service
    • Men's health
      • Hair Loss
      • Erectile dysfunction
    • Photography
      • Photo printing
      • Passport ID photos
    • Extra support
      • Gluten free foods
      • Independent living aids
      • Nebulisers
      • Stoma / incontinence supplies
    • Prescriptions
      • Managing your medicines
      • MDS Weekly Box Service
      • Medicines use Review
      • Prescription collection
      • Unwanted medication return
      • Emergency supplies
    • Minor Ailments
      • Acne Vulgaris
      • Athletes Foot
      • Diarrhoea (Acute)
      • Ear wax
      • Groin Area infection (Dhobie itch)
      • Haemorrhoids
      • Headlice
      • Mouth Ulcers
      • Scabies
      • Threadworm
      • Oral Thrush
      • Vaginal Thrush
      • Verruca
    • Patient Group Directive
      • Strep A Throat infection
      • UTI test and treat service
      • Malaria Prophylaxis
      • Cold sores
      • Ear Infection
      • Hay Fever
      • Impetigo
      • Period Delay
    • Microsuction
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    • A Vogel
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      • Childs Farm
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      • Oilatum
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      • Salcura
      • Simple
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      • Bellamianta
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      • Sally Hansen
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Diarrhoea (Acute)

Diarrhoea is common in adults, children and babies.

It can be very distressing and upsetting for the patient – mainly because its onset can be sudden – which can be a major problem when out in public.

Obviously watery stools being passed very frequently is the main symptom of diarrhoea, but there are other symptoms, which can accompany this, making the condition worse for you.

These include:

  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Weakness and fatigue
  • Fever
  • Headaches

Causes of diarrhoea

In most cases, diarrhoea is caused by:

  • Bacterial infection such as salmonella or E coli
  • Viral infection, such as rotavirus
  • Antibiotics
  • Medical conditions such as Crohn’s or Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Diarrhoea can, however, also be caused by lifestyle – with anxiety and stress, changes to diet and excessive alcohol often contributing to the condition.

Treatment

Under the Minor Ailment scheme, you can have a consultation with one of our pharmacists and receive both advice and medication to help alleviate your symptoms.

There are two main forms of treatment which our pharmacist can provide you with:

Oral rehydration sachets – these work by replacing the water and salts that you will have lost from your body as a result of the diarrhoea. The sachets contain glucose and salts and are mixed with water so that you can take them in drink form.

Loperamide capsules – this medication slows down food as it goes through your system. This then means that your body can draw in more water from your intestines so that your stools become firmer – lessening the diarrhoea.

In most cases acute diarrhoea eases and goes away within a few days.

On some occasions, however, it may last longer and you may be at risk of dehydration. Infants and elderly people are particularly susceptible to dehydration. In severe cases, dehydration can lead to hospital admission.

 

During your consultation with our pharmacist, you’ll be given dietary advice and information about rehydration.

While in most healthy adults, fluid intake will be sufficient, those who may be over 60 years of age, ill or frail, may be advised to consider supplementing fluid intake with oral rehydration salt solution.

After you are fully rehydrated, our pharmacist may advise you to take only small, light, non-fatty and non-spicy meals for a while, until your system has settled down again.

If you experience a bout of acute diarrhoea, call into Toome Pharmacy or call to book a consultation. Our pharmacists will be able to provide you with support and medication to improve your condition and to ensure that you remain hydrated.

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