Try soda crackers, toast, eggs, rice or chicken. Avoid dairy products, fatty foods or highly seasoned foods for a few days. Avoid caffeine and nicotine. Your physician may prescribe antibiotics to shorten the duration of diarrhea caused by some bacteria and parasites. However, antibiotics don't help viral diarrhea.
Diarrhea can cause infants to become dehydrated.
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