INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA

Diarrhea is an increased number or amount of bowel movements. This may be acute (more than 5days) or chronic.

CAUSES

• Salmonella
• Staphylococcus Aureus Toxin
• Shigella
• Giardia
• Coli
• Clostridium Botulinum
• Perfringens
• Difficiles
• Campylobacter Jejuni
• Vibrio Cholera Toxin
• Viral (Norwalk, Rotavirus)
• Yersinia
• Entamochabacillus

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Isolation of pathogens is possible in about half of case.
• Most common transmission is food-borne of fecal-oral.
• Associated with recent travel, eating out, uncooked food, seafood, poorly refrigerated food.

SIGN AND SYMPTOMS

• Increased frequency or quantity of bowel movements
• Dysentery
• Dehydration
• Low grade fever
• Flatulence with foul smelling stool
• Weight loss
• Anal excoriations
• Abdominal craps

 DIAGNOSIS

• WBCs in stool indicates invasive/ bacteria diarrhea or inflammation of bowel.
• Stool culture and ova/parasite screens
• Test for C. difficile toxin in stool

TREATMENT

 Primary is supportive treatment.

HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT

• Arsenicum album
• Pusatilla
• Camphora officinalis
• Phosphorus.
• Podophyllum peltatum.
• Sulphur. 
• Argentum nitricum
• Bryonia alba
• Chamomilla.
• Cinchona officinalis.