Published on: 5/22/2025
Last Update: 6/20/2025
What treatments are available for traveler's diarrhea?
Traveler's diarrhea can be treated with antibiotics like zithromax, although it can often resolve on its own without treatment.
Explanation
Traveler's diarrhea is a common problem for people visiting new places. To help treat it, doctors often use antibiotics. One option is zithromax, which can help reduce the symptoms.
Treatment Options
- Antibiotics: These are medicines that fight bacteria. Zithromax is one example that has been used to treat traveler's diarrhea.
- Loperamide: This is a medicine that can help stop diarrhea. It works by slowing down how fast things move through your intestines. However this is not recommended if you have fever, increased abdominal pain or blood in your stool
Combining Treatments
Sometimes, doctors might use both antibiotics and loperamide together. This combination may make the symptoms go away faster.
If you are planning to travel, it might be a good idea to talk to a doctor about how to prepare for or treat traveler's diarrhea. Safe travels!
(References)
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- Riddle MS, Connor P, Fraser J, Porter CK, Swierczewski B, Hutley EJ, et al. (2017). Trial Evaluating Ambulatory Therapy of Travelers' Diarrhea .... Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 29029033.
- Pinos Y, Ruiz MI, Corsi Ó, & Rada G. (2017). Is it worth adding loperamide to antibiotic treatment .... Medwave, 28549055.
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