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Diarrhoea - prevention and advice for travellers
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Age from 1 month onwards
This CKS topic covers the prevention of traveller's diarrhoea, and includes the use of antibiotics for the prophylaxis and empirical treatment of traveller's diarrhoea.
This CKS topic does not cover the management of acute gastroenteritis (including presumed infectious gastroenteritis) in adults and children, diarrhoea due to food poisoning, or antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. These are covered in the CKS topics on Gastroenteritis and Diarrhoea - antibiotic associated.
There are separate CKS topics on GI (lower) cancer - suspected, GI (upper) cancer - suspected, Irritable bowel syndrome, Nausea/vomiting in pregnancy, and Palliative cancer care - nausea & vomiting.
The target audience for this CKS topic is healthcare professionals working within the NHS in England, and providing first contact or primary health care. Patient information from NHS Choices is intended to be printed and given to people with this condition or their carers.
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