Treatment of ETEC infection: Most infected persons will recover within a few days, without requiring any specific treatment. Clear liquids are recommended for persons with diarrhea to prevent dehydration and loss of electrolytes. For adults, packaged oral rehydration salts or premixed oral rehydration solutions may be used, although traditional remedies with salty liquids such as chicken soup are also effective. Bismuth subsalicylate compounds can help reduce the number of bowel movements. Although antimotility agents can effectively relieve ETEC-associated diarrhea and cramps, they may prolong the time it takes the body to rid itself of the toxin. Antimotility medications should be avoided by persons with high fevers or bloody diarrhea, and should be discontinued if diarrhea symptoms persist more than 48 hours. There are no data showing that kaolin-pectin compounds or lactobacillus slows diarrhea or relieves abdominal cramping.