Acute diarrhoea
Acute diarrhoea is usually a self-limiting disorder which requires only supportive treatment.
If the diarrhoea lasts more than a week then the following investigations should be performed:
- stool culture and microscopy
- sigmoidoscopy and rectal biopsy
- toxin assays
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