viral gastroenteritis for healty gut
Slide-based clinical review (by Dr Jason A. Hawrelak) covering viral gastroenteritis with a focus on rotavirus: epidemiology and pathophysiology; clinical presentation and classification of diarrhoea; practical clinical evaluation and dehydration scoring; evidence-based rehydration guidance (ORS, IV thresholds) and dietary considerations; preventative and therapeutic adjuncts including probiotics (LGG, S. boulardii, L. reuteri), prebiotics (2’-fucosyllactose), lactoferrin, bovine colostrum, L‑glutamine, zinc, and multiple tannin-rich herbs (guava leaf, carob, oak, pomegranate). The slides summarise trial data (meta-analyses and RCTs), dosing/trial sizes for key agents, and give practical treatment aims and post‑viral healing strategies.
Questions this document answers
>500,000 per year (mostly in developing nations) (Widdowson et al, 2005)"
Accounts for up to 60% of all diarrhoeal episodes in developed nations (Thapar & Sanderson, 2004)