It's best not to eat in the early stages of diarrhoea. After 24 to 48 hours, as the diarrhoea improves, you can start to gradually re-introduce small amounts of food.

Suitable for adults and children. Normal dehydration situations: Thirst, Hot Climate/hot day out, During/after exercise/sport, Travel Dosage instructions: The recommended daily dose for children aged 1-11 is 4 tablets per day The recommended daily dose for children aged 11+ and adults is 8 tablets per day Specific conditions for use: 2 tablets to be dissolved in 200ml of fresh, cold drinking water" If diarrhoea persists unremittingly for longer than 36 hours the patient should be reassessed by the physician.This medicine contains 190 mg sodium (main component of cooking/table salt) in each sachet. This is equivalent to 10 % of the recommended maximum daily dietary intake of sodium for an adult. Always use exactly 200ml to dissolve the contents of each sachet. Don't use more or less water than this, as this will make the solution too strong or too weak and can upset the balance of salts in your body. Pharmaceutical products; nutritional supplements; food supplements for medical use; dietary supplements; vitamins; mineral substances for medical use; rehydration products. Dioralyte can be taken by most people, including women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, elderly people, children and babies. However, it's not suitable for:

No side effects are expected from taking Dioralyte relief solution. Can I take Dioralyte relief with other medicines?Dioralyte Relief should not be administered to infants under 3 months and for those aged 3 months to 1 year under medical advice. Children over 1 year: One sachet after each loose stool, you can take up to 5 sachets each day, for up to 3 to 4 days. Liothyronine (including Armour Thyroid and liothyronine combination products) - precsribing committees may decide exceptions may be made for patients who have an on-going need for liothyronine as confirmed by a consultant NHS endocrinologist.