A method for the treatment or prevention of diarrhoea (or diarrhoeal disease) in an individual comprises a step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a potent and or selective FXR agonist to the individual. A method for the treatment or prevention of dysregulated fluid transport into the intestine in an individual is also described, and comprises a step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a potent and or selective FXR agonist to the individual.
