Mostly, antibiotics may benefit some adults with diarrhea. If selected carefully, antibiotics may decrease the severity of illness and shorten the duration of symptoms. If you have recently traveled out of the country or have been camping (and may have been exposed to contaminated water in the wilderness), your health care provider may prescribe specific medication used to treat traveler’s diarrhea or certain intestinal parasites.

Bismuth subsalicylates (such as those found in Pepto-Bismol) are one of the safest ways to treat the symptoms of diarrhea. Treatments containing bismuth will help control cramping, pain, loose stools, gastrointestinal toxins, and abdominal contractions. Take as directed. Bismuth is safe for both children and adults.

Loperamide is found in many over-the-counter anti-diarrhea medicines, including Imodium, Kaopectate II, Maalox Anti-Diarrheal, and Pepe Diarrhea Control. Loperamide works by slowing down the movements of the intestines.

If a parasitic infection caused your diarrhea, prescription antibiotics may ease your symptoms. Antibiotics sometimes, but not always, help ease signs and symptoms of bacterial diarrhea. However, antibiotics won’t help viral diarrhea. If you have chronic diarrhea, treating the underlying disease may help ease your diarrhea. (more…)

Another month has gone by. Time just flies so fast, and I lost track of it. I can’t even remember the last time I posted something here; it feels like ages since that time. A lot of things happen that take away most of my time. I’m way too exhausted sometimes that remembering to give this blog a visit is quite hopeless. Plus, my kids monopolize the computer and wouldn’t give me a chance to take a glimpse of what is happening in the blogging world. Just lucky I was able to snatch a little time today. So, I will make the most of it.

The first thing I did was for the best valentine’s gift I could give hubby. But, for some reason I find myself looking at polysorb spring washer. On some way I couldn’t get my head out of the things my house needs from the cleaning materials to the replacement parts. I guess that’s just the way things go. Anyway, I’m happy I will end my day being able to at least update this blog.