Downloadable guide: diarrhoea management
A concise, printable reference for patients and clinicians
The PDF summarises the site in a structured format: red flags, acute algorithms, ORS guidance, antibiotics, traveller’s diarrhoea, C. diff, chronic differential, nutrition, timeline, and the Bristol Stool chart.
What’s included
- Immediate safety: dehydration, sepsis, high-risk groups
- Acute diarrhoea: when to test, when antibiotics help/harm
- Rehydration & symptom control, including ondansetron wafers
- Antibiotic tables with key risks (QT, tendon rupture, allergy)
- Traveller’s diarrhoea prevention and when to seek care
- C. diff: modern testing and treatment
- Chronic diarrhoea: categories, red flags, stepwise evaluation
- Post-prandial diarrhoea: dumping, bile acids, pancreatic insufficiency
- IBD vs IBS and faecal calprotectin
- Nutrition/deficiencies and weight-loss thresholds
- Timeline guidance
- Bristol Stool Form Scale (NHS-style chart)
- Privacy & emergencies (Anonamed)