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In the summer season, we often face gastroenteritis, which can give us a lot of headaches. If we have basic information, we can react correctly and in time.

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Dioralyte oral rehydration sachets. "Dioralyte oral rehydration sachets are expected to be in limited supply until late December 2022. St Mark's solution is available as an unlicensed special and can support an uplift in demand," said DHSC. "Kidderminster formula is available as an unlicensed special and can support a partial uplift in demand. As an alternative to the unlicensed specials, the individual components can be purchased from community pharmacies and supermarkets or prescribed, but there have been intermittent supply issues with glucose powder." Diluted apple juice has been reported to be a potential alternative to electrolyte maintenance fluids in children with mild gastroenteritis and minimal dehydration. If there is currently no listing on dm+d for the imported product for prescribers to select using their prescribing systems an EPS prescription for unlicensed St Mark's solution cannot be issued.

The Stomach flu is highly infectious and very common - every year there are tens of millions. The main stomach flu symptoms are watery diarrhea and vomiting. Also, frequent and headache, fever, chills and abdominal pain.

Salmonella is a pathogen for both human and animal. Typhoid, paratyphoid, ichoremia, gastroenteritis, and food-poisoning are major disease caused by Salmonella for human. The infection is acquired mainly by ingestion, especially meat, eggs, egg products, milk, milk products, sea food etc. Typical symptom of human infection of Salmonella includes sicchasia, vomit, diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps, fever and headache. The incubation is from 8 to 72 hours. It usually occurs in 12 to 36 hours after taking infected food, and the symptom can remain for 1 week. Salmonella infection is regarded as one of the most common food borne pathogenic bacteria especially in developing countries and seriously threatens human health. Chemtrue® Salmonella Antigen Test can be an aid to diagnose Salmonella infection and monitor the effectiveness of therapy.

Adenovirus is distributed in the camps, nurseries and pediatric inpatient wards. Adenovirus primarily spreads through respiratory droplets, eye discharge, and respiratory tract or contact; intestinal infection spread mainly through the digestive tract. Adenovirus gastroenteritis is widely distributed in the world, which is considered to be one of the important factors causing gastrointestinal disorders.