Diarrhoea and constipation Flashcards
Name 5 classes of constipation treatment
Stimulants, bulk formers, foecal softeners, osmotic laxatives, bowel cleansers
What 2 drugs are used as bowel cleansers before colonic surgery?
Sodium acid phosphate
Sodium picosulphate
Name 3 osmotic laxatives
Mg+ salts
Macrogols
Lactulose
Name 3 stimulants used in constipation
Bisacodyl, senna and dantron
Name 3 bulk forming laxatives
Ispaghula husk, wheat bran, methyl cellulose
Name 3 foecal softeners
Docusate, arachis oil, liquid paraffin
What is docusate?
Foecal softener laxative
What is lactulose?
Osmotic laxative
What is dantron?
Stimulant laxative
Describe the treatment of chronic diarrhoea
Adsorbants (kaolin)
Bulk forming agents (methyl cellulose)
Antimotility drugs (codeine, loperamide)
Name the 3 classes of diarrhoea treatment
Antimotility drugs, antipasmodics, antibacterials
Which antibiotic would you use in traveller’s diarrhoea?
Cotrimoxazole
Which antibacterial would you use for C diff or pseudomembranous colitis?
Metronidazole, vancomycin
Name 4 antipasmodics
All antimuscarinics
Atropine, peppermint oil, propathelone, dicycloverine
What is dicycloverine?
An antipasmodic for treatment of diarrhoea
