Parents should be given clear instructions on amounts and types of fluids to be given during the course of the illness. Clinical presentations which include these diagnoses as considerations should be thoroughly investigated, and the clinician's evaluation clearly documented. Antidiarrheal medications have side effects and generally are not necessary. American Academy of Pediatrics, Provisional Committee on Quality Improvement, Subcommittee on Acute Gastroenteritis. Medicine is a constantly changing science and not all therapies are clearly established.
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