Patient was educated on management measures for diarrhea as follows:
- Eat normally as much as possible.
- It used to be advised to not eat for a while if you had infectious diarrhea. However, now it is advised to eat small, light meals if you can.
- Be guided by your appetite.
- You may not feel like eating food and most adults can do without food for a few days.
- Eat as soon as you are able – but don’t stop drinking.
- If you do feel like eating, avoid fatty, spicy or heavy food at first. Plain foods such as whole meal bread and rice are good foods to try eating first.
- Consider probiotics.Probiotics contain strains of living bacteria that are like the healthy bacteria normally found in your digestive system. Probiotics may boost the number of healthy bacteria present to fight germs in your digestive tract. Probiotic supplements are available. Beneficial bacteria may also be found in yogurt and cheese.
