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Diarrhoea / Gastroenteritis
UK sources of information and / or support
The leaflets section of Patient UK
Includes leaflets called
Diarrhoea and Vomiting in Children Under 5
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Diarrhoea and Vomiting in Children Under 5.
Medicine Guide for Diarrhoea
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Diarrhoea
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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Related pages in Patient UK
Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
Diarrhoea (acute) in Adults
Diarrhoea (acute) in Children
Gastroenteritis in Adults
Gastroenteritis in Children
Toddler's DiarrhoeaPatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
Acute Diarrhoea Management and Antidiarrhoeal Agents
Blind Treatment of Bacterial Infection
Campylobacter Enteritis
Childhood Diarrhoea
Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults
Escherichia Coli O157
Gastroenteritis in Adults and Older Children
Gastroenteritis in Children
Gastrointestinal Infections in Pregnancy
Prolonged Diarrhoea or Vomiting
Travellers' DiarrhoeaUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Diarrhoea
Guidelines on GastroenteritisPoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
Gastroenteritis? It shouldn't cause a Crisis!Patient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
Recent related news items
Move to cut child diarrhoea death
665 million in India defecate in open: UN
WHO recommends anti-diarrhoea jab
Zinc pill for diarrhoea queried
Pharmacy advice 'frequently poor'All news by related topic
Diarrhoea newsRelated Products (^ top of page)
Online Pharmacy
Bimuno
Care + Loperamide Capsules 2mg
Diarrohea Relief - Loperamide Caps
Diocalm Dual Action Chewable Tablets
Diocalm Dual Action Tablets
Diocalm Ultra Capsules 6
Dioralyte Blackcurrant Sachet
Dioralyte Relief Blackcurrant Sachet
Dioralyte Relief Raspberry Sachet
Dioralyte Relief Sachets Apricot
Dioralyte Sachets Blackcurrant
Dioralyte Sachets Citrus
Dioralyte Sachets Natural 20
Dioralyte Sachets Natural 6
Fybogel Sachets Natural Fibre Drink
Imodium Capsules 18
Imodium Instant Melts
Imodium Plus Caplets 12
Optibac Probiotics For Bowel Calm 16
Optibac Probiotics For Bowel Calm clMedical equipment

Books
Indigestion and Ulcers (Understanding)
Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
UK Guidelines
Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
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