Starch containing formulations for diarrhoea therapy

Diarrhoea therapies in general include a number of approaches (depending on local practice and the cause of the diarrhoea) aimed at: (i) removing the cause (e.g. lactose in the diet); (ii) treating the cause of infection if present (e.g. antibiotics); (iii) reducing the effect of the cause (e.g. adsorbent); (iv) depressing gastric motility and secretions (e.g. various drugs); (v) probiotic bacteria with perhaps prebiotic energy sources and most importantly of all (vi) rehydration using rehydration salt solutions (oral rehydration therapy, ORT, using oral rehydration solutions, ORS).
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research