Medication for Diarrhea
Marion Debus
Last update: 12.06.2019
- For diarrhea:
Birkenkohle comp. caps. WELEDA (also available as Carbo Betulae comp. tabs. WELEDA), 2 per bowel movement, or 3 x daily up to hourly
or
Bolus alba comp. powder WALA, 1–3 tsp. daily, each in 200 ml liquid - For diarrhea and vomiting:
Bolus alba comp. powder WALA, 1 saltsp. (~1/4 tsp.) hourly - In situations of damage to the small intestine mucosa caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy:
Digestodoron® WELEDA, chew 2 tabs. at the beginning of each meal 3x/d, or 15 drops 4x/d
or
in addition, to stimulate renal and hepatic detoxification function while undergoing chemotherapy:
Aquilinum comp. pillules WALA, 7–10 pillules 3x/d or 1 amp. per os 1x/d - In case of mucous membrane damage as a result of radiation therapy:
Stibium arsenicosum D6 trit. WELEDA, 1 saltsp. (~1/4 tsp.) 3x/d
or,
with particularly mucousy diarrhea:
Geum urbanum D1 WELEDA, 10 drops 3–6x/d - For Enterocolitis with mucousy diarrhea and high fluid loss:
Quartz powder 50% WELEDA, take ¼ tsp. with a little liquid 5x/d - For unrelenting diarrhea in GvHD after bone marrow transplantation:
Luvos Healing Earth gastro balance (also available as Luvos-Heilerde magenfein), 1 tsp. 3x/d - Diarrhea during radiation of the rectum as part of (neo)adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer. In the last third of therapy, local irritations and diarrhea can usually be expected.
Local: Mercurialis ointment WALA and Mercurialis comp. supp. WALA
or,
Bolus alba comp. powder WALA
Stibium arsenicosum D6 trit. WELEDA, 1 saltsp. (~1/4 tsp.) 3x/d
Geum urbanum D1 WELEDA, 10 drops 3–6x/d