travellers' diarrhoea
(redirected from Dehli Belly)Diarrhoea > 1 wk in 10% of patients, and > 1 month in 2%; ±20% of patients are confined to bed for 1–2 days; most diarrhoea in travellers is acquired orally and caused by the heat-stable and heat-labile toxins of E coli and Shigella spp; the intensity of infection depends on water supply quality, and previous host exposure and susceptibility
Management Rehydration, bismuth subsalicylate, narcotic analogs to slow the motility and T-S if antibiotics are required
Prevention Boiling, cooking, peeling
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travellers’ diarrhoea
A popular term for GASTROENTERITIS usually caused by faecal contamination of food or water. The organisms most commonly involved are Escherichia coli , Campylobacter jejuni , Salmonella species, and Shigella species.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005