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Suggest Treatment For Chronic Diarrhea
Posted on
Fri, 8 Jan 2016
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Fri, 8 Jan 2016
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Sat, 6 Feb 2016
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Question : I take a single Loperimide XXXXXXX daily, but it's not helping my diarhea. Can you recommend a better supplement or drug?
Brief Answer:
can try lomotil, probiotics
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Acute diarrhea is most commonly due to infection but if it continues beyond 4 weeks (chronic diarrhea), then other causes should be ruled out by testing.
If the loperamide is not working for you, you can consider trying lomotil otc (over the counter) or peptobismol.
Probiotics should be used as well, these help to replace the normal bacteria in the colon and can often shorten the course of diarrhea.
The probiotics can either be used on their own or in yogurts with probiotics
Remember to hold off solid food till there is a 4 hour window with no symptoms. Use fluids.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
can try lomotil, probiotics
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Acute diarrhea is most commonly due to infection but if it continues beyond 4 weeks (chronic diarrhea), then other causes should be ruled out by testing.
If the loperamide is not working for you, you can consider trying lomotil otc (over the counter) or peptobismol.
Probiotics should be used as well, these help to replace the normal bacteria in the colon and can often shorten the course of diarrhea.
The probiotics can either be used on their own or in yogurts with probiotics
Remember to hold off solid food till there is a 4 hour window with no symptoms. Use fluids.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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