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Before you take Dioralyte Relief

Do not take Dioralyte Relief and talk to your doctor or pharmacist if: Í You are allergic (hypersensitive) to pre-cooked rice powder, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, potassium chloride or any of the other ingredients of Dioralyte Relief (see Section 6: Further information) Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash, swallowing or breathing problems, swelling of your lips, face, throat or tongue Í Your bowel is partially or fully blocked (called ‘intestinal obstruction’) Í You have severe kidney or liver disease Í You have something called ‘phenylketonuria’ (a rare illness passed on in families) Í The child taking the medicine is under 3 months old Do not take this medicine if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dioralyte Relief. Take special care with Dioralyte Relief Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking this medicine if: ▲ You have something called an ‘electrolyte imbalance’ (unusual levels of salts in your body) ▲ You are on a low potassium or low sodium diet ▲ The child taking the medicine is under 1 year old Infants under the age of 2 with diarrhoea should be seen by a health care provider as soon as possible. If you are not sure if any of the above apply to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dioralyte Relief. Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines. This includes medicines you buy without a prescription, including herbal medicines. This is because Dioralyte Relief can affect the way some other medicines work. Also some medicines can affect the way Dioralyte Relief works. Pregnancy and breast-feeding Ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking any medicine if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. This includes if you are planning to get pregnant or think that you might be pregnant. Important information about some of the ingredients of Dioralyte Relief Dioralyte Relief contains 50 mg of aspartame in each sachet. Aspartame is a source of phenylalanine. It may be harmful if you have phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare genetic disorder in which phenylalanine builds up because the body cannot remove it properly Dioralyte Relief contains 2.5 vol % ethanol (alcohol). One dose contains 191 mg of ethanol, which is about the same amount of alcohol as 4 ml of beer or 1.7 ml of wine. This can be harmful to people with a drink problem. Also take this into account if you are pregnant, breast-feeding or giving this to a child, have liver disease or epilepsy. 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. This medicine contains 156 mg potassium per sachet. To be taken into consideration by patients with reduced kidney function or patients on a controlled potassium diet