Editing Tropical sprue (section)

==Treatment==
Once diagnosed, tropical sprue can be treated by a course of the antibiotic [[tetracycline]] or [[co-trimoxazole|sulphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole)]] for 3 to 6 months.<ref name="pmid17148698"/><ref name="pmid20805939">{{cite journal |vauthors=Batheja MJ, Leighton J, Azueta A, Heigh R |title=The Face of Tropical Sprue in 2010 |journal=Case Rep Gastroenterol |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=168–172 |year=2010 |pmid=20805939 |pmc=2929410 |doi=10.1159/000314231 }}</ref>
Supplementation of vitamins B<sub>12</sub> and folic acid improves appetite and leads to a gain in weight.<ref name="pmid24781741"/><ref name="pmid910746">{{cite journal |vauthors=Klipstein FA, Corcino JJ |title=Factors responsible for weight loss in tropical sprue |journal=Am. J. Clin. Nutr. |volume=30 |issue=10 |pages=1703–8 |year=1977 |pmid=910746 |doi= 10.1093/ajcn/30.10.1703|doi-access=free }}</ref>