Week 6 - GI Motility

Question 1

What is diarrhoea and what causes it?

Answer 1

• Increased motility and secreation

- often caused by infection pathogens, anxiety, toxins.

Question 2

What is the treatment of diarrhoea?

Answer 2

• Oral rehydration
• Remove cause (antibiotics)
• decrease motility (antidiarrhoeals)

Question 3

What is the action, effects and example of antidiarrhoeals?

Answer 3

Opiates 
-inhibit ACh release by enteric nerves
- constipation and sedation
- Codeine
Muscurinic antagonists
-Lomitol (atropine)
-often adjunct with other therapies