Diarrhea - Treatments

These Substances/Factors may Alleviate or Cure Diarrhea

Alkaloids

 Berberine may alleviate Diarrhea (where Diarrhea is caused by Detrimental Bacteria infection).  ^[1]

Amino Acids

 Glutamine (18 grams (18,000 mg) per day for three days prior to the commencement of Chemotherapy) may reduce the incidence of Gastrointestinal discomfort and Diarrhea in people undergoing Chemotherapy.  Glutamine may also shorten the duration of Diarrhea in children with acute Diarrhea.  ^[2]

Carbohydrates

 Amylose that escapes digestion (i.e. Resistant Starch) may shorten the duration of (bacterial) Diarrhea.  ^[3]

 Guar Gum may alleviate Diarrhea.  ^[4]

 Pectins may alleviate Diarrhea: 

 Apple Pectin (especially when used in combination with Chamomile) may alleviate Diarrhea.  ^[5]

 Psyllium may alleviate Diarrhea.  ^[6]

Enzymes

 Bromelain may help to prevent Diarrhea (by inhibiting the ability of some types of Detrimental Bacteria to adhere to the lining of the Small Intestine).  ^[7]

 Lactase may prevent undigested Lactose from causing Diarrhea.  ^[8]

Microorganisms

 Bifidobacteria bifidus may help to prevent Diarrhea.  ^[9]

 Bifidobacteria bulgaricus may cure Diarrhea (by re-establishing the Beneficial Bacteria balance within the Intestines).  ^[10]

 Bifidobacteria longum helps to prevent the Diarrhea that is caused by many Pharmaceutical Antibiotics (Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea).  ^[11]

 Enterococcus faecium may help to prevent Diarrhea (where Diarrhea is caused by Detrimental Bacteria, Detrimental Fungi or Viruses).  ^[12]

 Various species of Lactobacillus may cure Diarrhea (especially when Diarrhea is caused by Detrimental Microorganisms):  ^[13]

 Lactobacillus acidophilus may cure Diarrhea (by re-establishing the Beneficial Bacteria balance within the Intestines).  ^[14]

 Lactobacillus casei may help to prevent Diarrhea (including Traveler’s Diarrhea caused by Eschericia coli).  ^[15]

 Lactobacillus fermentum may alleviate Diarrhea (when Diarrhea is caused by Detrimental Bacteria. 

 Lactobacillus reuteri may alleviate Diarrhea (when Diarrhea is caused by Rotavirus infection).  ^[16]

 Lactobacillus rhamnosus may help to prevent Diarrhea.  ^[17]

 Lactobacillus sporogenes may help to prevent and treat Diarrhea.  ^[18]

 Saccharomyces boulardii (SB) may alleviate Diarrhea (especially when Diarrhea is caused by infection by Clostridium difficile, Crohn’s Disease or Traveler’s Diarrhea).  ^[19]

 Streptococcus thermophilus may help to prevent Diarrhea.  ^[20]

Minerals

 Clinoptilolite (a type of Zeolite) may help to prevent Diarrhea.  ^[21]

 Infant Diarrhea may occur as a symptom of Copper deficiency. 

 The Iron Phosphate form of Iron may alleviate Diarrhea. 

 Diarrhea may cause the excretion of Magnesium (indicating that Diarrhea patients may benefit from supplemental Magnesium to replace their depleted Magnesium reserves) and Diarrhea may occur as a result of Magnesium deficiency.  ^[22]