Diarrheel® S

Tablets Composition:

1 tablet cont.: Argentum nitricum D8, Arsenicum album D8, Colchicum autumnale D6, Citrullus colocynthis D6, Mercurius sublimatus corrosivus D8, Podophyllum peltatum D6, Veratrum album D4 30 mg each; Tormentilla D2 60 mg.

Indications:

Acute and chronic diarrhoea, gastroenteritis. Contraindications:

None known.

Side effects:

In rare cases, increased flow of saliva may occur after taking this medication. If this happens, the therapist should be consulted.

Interactions with other medication:

None known.

Dosage:

In general, 1 tablet to be dissolved under the tongue 3 times daily. In acute disorders, initially 1 tablet every 15 minutes, over a period lasting up to two hours.

Package sizes:

Packs containing 30 and 200 tablets.

Pharmacological and clinical notes

Argentum nitricum (silver nitrate)

Inflammation of the mucosa, gastritis, ventricular ulcers, gastrorrhagia, tympanites improved by eructation.

Arsenicum album (white arsenic)

Burning pains, results of consuming deteriorated food, gastritis, rice-water stools. Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron)

Gastroenteritis, cholerine, nausea and vomiting at the smell of food. Citrullus colocynthis (bitter-apple)

Gastro-intestinal colic (patient writhing with pain), consequences of anger, nervous irritability.

Mercurius sublimatus corrosivus (mercury (II) chloride)

Dysentery, sanguineous faeces in gastro-intestinal colic, cholangitis. Podophyllum peltatum (may-apple)

Spurting diarrhoea, pancreopathy. Veratrum album (white hellebore)

Gastroenteritis acuta, vomiting, diarrhoea, colic with conditions of collapse and cold sweat.

Tormentilla (tormentil)

Gastroenteritis acuta, possibly with sanguineous faeces, meteorism, colitis mucosa et ulcerosa.

Based on the individual homoeopathic constituents of Diarrheel S, therapeutic possibilities result for acute and chronic diarrhoea, gastro-enteritis, dysentery, meteorism and tympanites – insofar as gastro-intestinal or liver-pancreas disorders may be responsible for these symptoms. To enhance the binding of toxins, we also recommend additionally taking commercially available medicinal charcoal tablets

several times a day. The patient should, however, wait at least 30 minutes after taking the homoeopathic preparation Diarrheel S, before taking the charcoal tablets.

In the usual dosage, however, Diarrheel S is not only suitable as adsorbent in toxicosis of the widest variety, but especially also for dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dysentery as well as for tympanites and meteorism, as their cause may be gastro-intestinal and hepatopancreatic disorders.

Diarrheel S is indicated in all cases of gastro-intestinal dysfunction, especially when  the faeces are diarrhoeic, and, therefore, for pancreatitis, septic diarrhoea in  the course of other diseases, ventricular and duodenal ulcers, cholangitis, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, disturbed growth of bacteria, etc.

The dosage is adjusted according to the disease, the clinical picture and the stage of the illness: 1 tablet dissolved on the tongue 3 times daily. For acute disorders, massive initial-dose therapy, up to 5 tablets every 10-30 minutes.