This site is intended for healthcare professionals

Go to /sign-in page

You can view 5 more pages before signing in

Acute diarrhoea

Authoring team

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

Related pages

Create an account to add page annotations

Add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation, such as a web address or phone number. This information will always be displayed when you visit this page