Diarrhoea and Vomiting

Diarrhoea and/or vomiting can occur for a number of reasons: overeating or over-drinking, change of diet, viral or bacterial infection, following travel to a foreign country, or can be a symptom of another underlying illness...

Treatment
- Drink fluids little and often
- Solid diet according to appetite but lactose (milk) free
- Rehydration treatment such as Dioralyte is available from the chemist without a prescription

When to get help
You should attend/contact the Medical Centre if:

- You are in continuous pain
- Your symptoms do not settle within 24 hours of treatment
- You have been to a foreign country within the last year
- You are unduly worried about your condition