Treatment Plan

Conservative:

• Rehydration therapy crucial
• Oral rehydration sachets

Medical:

• Loperamide/bismuth (short-term – max 2 days)

• Avoid if severe abdominal pain, fever, or bloody stools
• Avoid in children

• Clarithromycin for Campylobacter if needed, ciprofloxacin is an alternative
• Metronidazole for giardia
• Ciprofloxacin or cefotaxime for Salmonella if NOT a mild case
• Ciprofloxacin or azithromycin for Shigellosis if NOT a mild case
• High-risk travellers: prophylactic antibiotics

Prevention:

• Personal hygiene
• Food hygiene
• Water hygiene