Gastroenterocolitis disease on its own. The most important factor when treating gastroenteritis is the replacement of fluids and electrolytes that are lost because of the diarrhea and vomiting. Antibiotics will not be effective if the cause of gastroenteritis is a viral infection. Doctors usually do not recommend antidiarrheal medications (e.g., Loperamide) for gastroenteritis because they tend to prolong infection, especially in children. Parasitic infections are difficult to treat. A number of drugs are available once the condition has been identified. Removing part of the colon or needle aspiration of abscesses in liver may be required. Depending on the cause of the
Charles Treat Stotsenburg, Philippines, remaining on active duty until retiring in 1922. In 1930 he was promoted to Major General on the retired list. Treat received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service. He was also a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle (Serbia) with swords and the Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. His Distinguished Service Medal citation reads: Treat resided in Washington, D.C., and died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on October 11, 1941. He is buried at West Point Cemetery, Section 1, Site B-25. In 1889 Treat married Margaret Louise Cornell,