What drinks help diarrhea?

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asked Apr 8, 2022 in Other- Health by pappyspears (990 points)
What drinks help diarrhea?

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answered Apr 9, 2022 by Coffeemomma (42,900 points)
Drinks that help diarrhea are water, non sweetened tea, Pedialyte and other non sugary drinks.

Water is the best to drink when you have diarrhea as it helps to hydrate you as you lose water when you have diarrhea.

Also eat foods on the BRAT diet such as Bananas, Rice, Applesauce and toast.

Crackers are also good to eat when you have diarrhea.

Diarrhea is usually caused by a virus or, sometimes, contaminated food.

 Less frequently, it can be a sign of another disorder, such as inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.

Symptoms include frequent, loose, watery stools and belly pain.

Most cases of diarrhea will clear on their own.

Some infections may need antibiotics.

Severe cases of diarrhea can cause enough dehydration to require intravenous fluids.

In children, diarrhea will usually pass within 5 to 7 days and will rarely last longer than 2 weeks.

In adults, diarrhea usually improves within 2 to 4 days, although some infections can last a week or more.

If the diarrhea does not stop within 4 days or gets worse then you should go to the emergency room especially if you're dehydrated.

Taking some diarrhea medicine to help stop diarrhea can help.

Also eating yogurt can be good for treatment of diarrhea as well.

Certain types of yogurt contain friendly bacteria, also known as probiotics, which may help prevent or treat diarrhea.

Pepto Bismol and anti diarrhea medicines are good for slowing down and stopping diarrhea as well.

You can buy these anti diarrhea medicines over the counter.

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