It is not a pleasant idea: the flight to the destination is over, the suitcases are unpacked. Suddenly, severe traveler’s diarrhea or traveler’s diarrhea begins. What should I do? And should I be worried? What is traveler’s diarrhea? Traveler’s diarrhea – also known as traveler’s diarrhea in medical circles – refers to an infection of … Travelers Diarrhea: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Products Okoubaka is included in alternative medicines in homeopathic potentiation (e.g., Okoubasan). The medicinal drug is not commonly traded in many countries and is not available from Hänseler and Dixa, for example. Stem plant Okoubaka, (Santalaceae), is a West African jungle tree native primarily to the Ivory Coast and Ghana. West Africans attribute magical powers … Okoubaka Health Benefits
Symptoms Traveler’s diarrhea is usually defined as a diarrheal illness that occurs in travelers from industrialized countries during or after a visit to a high-risk area, such as Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, or Asia. It is the most common travel illness, affecting 20% to 60% of travelers. Depending on the pathogen and severity, … Traveler’s Diarrhea
Symptoms Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional bowel disorder that manifests itself in the following persistent or recurrent symptoms: Lower abdominal pain or cramping Diarrhea and/or constipation Flatulence Change in bowel habits, impaired defecation. Incontinence, urge to defecate, feeling of incomplete emptying. The symptoms improve with defecation. Some patients suffer mainly from diarrhea, others from … Irritable Bowel Syndrome Causes and Treatment
Symptoms Infection with enterohemorrhagic EHEC manifests as mild, watery to severe, and bloody diarrhea (hemorrhagic colitis). Other possible symptoms include nausea, vomiting, colicky abdominal pain and mild fever. The disease can lead to life-threatening complications, in particular to the hemolytic uremic syndrome HUS. This manifests itself in acute kidney failure, a drop in blood platelets … EHEC
Products Probiotics are commercially available in the form of capsules, tablets, lozenges (see under Probiotics Lozenges), drops, and powders, among others (selection). Some are registered as medicines in many countries (e.g., Bioflorin, Lactoferment, Perenterol). Probiotics are also marketed as dietary supplements. Structure and properties One well-known definition describes probiotics as living microorganisms that provide health … Probiotics
Symptoms Acute diarrhea is defined as frequent bowel movements with a liquid or mushy stool consistency (≥ 3 voidings within 24 hours, stool weight > 200 g/day). It usually does not last longer than a week and often passes on its own. If it lasts longer than two weeks, it is referred to as a … Acute Diarrhea
Products Rifaximin is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Xifaxan). It was approved in many countries in 2015. In many countries, it was available earlier. Rifaximin was first released in Italy in the 1980s. Structure and properties Rifaximin (C43H51N3O11, Mr = 785.9 g/mol) is a semisynthetic pyridoimidazole derivative of rifamycin. It exists as … Rifaximin
Products Clioquinol was available in many countries in combination with the glucocorticoid betamethasone as a cream or ointment (Betnovate-C). It was also formerly contained in Quadriderm (out of trade) and marketed under the name Vioform. In Germany, Linola Sept is approved as a monopreparation. Magistral formulations are commonly used in dermatology. The DMS contains some … Clioquinol
Products Lactobacilli are commercially available in the form of capsules, powders, liquids, vaginal tablets and creams, among others. They are pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, medical devices and cosmetics. Foods such as yogurts and other dairy products also contain lactobacilli. Structure and properties Lactobacilli are Gram-positive, usually rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, and facultatively anaerobic bacteria that belong to the … Lactobacilli
Products is commercially available in many countries in the form of capsules and as powder in sachets (Perenterol) and has been approved since 1990. Perenterol travel has been registered and approved for the treatment of traveler’s diarrhea since 2010. In Europe, the fungus has been used as a probiotic since the 1950s. Structure and properties … Saccharomyces Boulardii
