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Diarrhea is a symptom of food-borne disease. Food-borne disease may be caused by chemicals, but the bulk of it is due to microbes – hence “food-borne infections.

Here, the microbes enter the body thru the mouth, and once they reach the intestines, they start to wreck havoc there. They attach to the intestinal wall, and some may even secrete toxins, which may enter the bloodstream. The body reacts with diarrhea, as well as other symptoms e.g. nausea/vomiting, abdominal cramps, flu-like symptoms (if a virus)…

Treatment:

• Supplementation of fluids and electrolytes is important, especially if the illness involves vomiting and diarrhea.
  • If diarrhea is severe, oral rehydration solution (e.g. Ceralyte, Pedialyte or Oralyte) should be drunk to replace the fluid losses and prevent dehydration.
  • Sports drinks such as Gatorade* do not replace the losses correctly and should not be used for the treatment of diarrheal illness.
  • Preparations of bismuth subsalicylate (e.g. Pepto-Bismol) can reduce the duration and severity of simple diarrhea.
  • Hydrate with glucose-containing, caffeine-free beverages
  • Avoid lactose, sorbitol-containing gum, and raw fruit until symptoms subside
• Antimotility agents can be used
  • Opiates (e.g., loperamide) — check out zhen ren yang zang tang.
  • Parasympathetic inhibitors (e.g., diphenoxylate plus atropine)
  • Former concerns that these agents may slow the clearance of pathogens have been disproved!
• Antibiotic therapy is reserved for severe disease.
  • If diarrhea and cramps occur, without bloody stools or fever, taking an antidiarrheal medication may provide symptomatic relief
  • But avoid antidiarrheal medications if there is high fever or blood in the stools.
  • The situation is more severe and these symptom relievers may make the illness worse.

Source:

1. (this is a great source) http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/artic/foodborne_infections_general_dbmd.htm
2. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/i/infectious_diarrhea/treatments.htm

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