People often take over counter drug Lomotil when they get loose stools. It acts like a cork stopper in a water hose.Patients get their leaky back hole sealed in minutes.It is very effective that every layman knows this tablet and gets the privilege of becoming a doctor of his own and prescribe himself from the medical shops. But why do the doctors who have studied medicine never prescribe this simple drug??????
Infection of the food passageways cause diarrhea/dysentery. It is because of toxins released from the bacteria/virus/parasites which harm the intestines, which tend to be leaky and produce loose stools. Just like a dust particle in eyes causing secretion of more tears, an allergen inside nose producing running nose, every secretory structure inside the body tend to secrete more when they are injured, either as a way of protection or due to direct destructive action of the toxins/ the organism itself.
No one takes tablets/drops to control tears but will try to take out the offending agent which is the dust particle. Similarly, when there are loose stools, we have to treat the cause, not just plug the hole.
Lomotil will not kill the microbes, it just stops the secretion. But the microbes continue to multiply, and at one stage produce severe infection, necrosis, and death of the intestinal wall, entry of microbes into the blood which will eventually become life threatening.
So what should we do:
1.Consult a doctor - He knows what drug to give.
2.Take plenty of Oral Rehydration Solution(Electral) until the stool becomes solid. People tend to think that drinking fluid will worsen diarrhea, but diarrhea will stop only if we maintain the osmosis inside the intestinal lumen which will be achieved only by plenty of ORS. Don't drink glucose solution, it will just worsen being an osmotic agent.
3.Antibiotics to control the infection and kill the microbes - removes the root cause
4.Bland liquid diet - No spicy and solid foods (Do not whip a tired horse to run more ).
Ultimate concept: when there is dirty water flows out of the tap in your kitchen sink, go and clean up your water tank, do not block the sink drainage; if u block the drainage, waste water will overflow into the house and the entire house becomes dirty.are
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