General Medical Question - Non Urgent - Stomach Bug

[Mandimoo]

Ok so for the last week Chloe's had a bad stomach bug, diarrhea to be precise, off her food and milk, but taking other fluids. She's better today but unfortunatley yesterday Daddy came down with it after feeling fluey for a day, he's got it bad...
and today... yep you guessed it i have started with it. the tummy rumbles of doom etc.

what i want to ask is.... should over the counter type anti diarrhea pills help? Matthew tried an own brand and also had a dose of health salts to no avail, I haven't checked what I can and can't take yet, but is there any point wasting money taking these remedies if it's going to be a sit tight and wait for it to pass kinda game.

ta in advance. mand x

[Mandimoo]

i seem to be ok today, matt's seeing the gp. nothing is helping, water/rehydration stuff etc is coming out faster than he can put it in. he's being sick today as well. mand x

[Bitter_Angel]

\they do help but you should let it run its course for a while first. they should only really be used if you have medication that NEEDS to be taken but wont be absorbed by the body due to the stoamach bug so best leaving it for a while.

[Mandimoo]

well GP said not to waste money on them because they won't work with this particular bug that is going round. Matt has to go back in 2 weeks to be weighed as he is losing weight at an alarming speed for someone so naturally light.

He's also referred matt back to the psych team as a new psychologist has finally been appointed, also got his spororatory referral kicked up the list as he thinks it is hampering matt's immune system and he's been referred to a dietician to see if he qualifies for prescription build up shakes/etc.

thanks for the replies, I appear to be over it already and Chloe shows no sign of relapse - Hurrah! Matt *has* to get over it soon, he's had it like 5 or 6 days already!
mand x