Volume 66 - 2003 - Fasc.3 - Case series
Treatment of acute diarrhoea : update of guidelines based on a critical interuni- versity assessment of medications and current practices
Further to a thorough analysis of the problem of acute diar- rhoea and the therapeutic options, recommendations were defined following a multidisciplinary approach. These guidelines take into account the reality of frequent self-medication. They further differ as a function of age (children, primarily treated by ORS and for whom self-medication is not advised versus adults who can self- medicate), symptoms (uncomplicated diarrhoea versus dysentery) and location where the diarrhoea is contracted (at home or when travelling). (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2003, 66, 218-226).
