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  2. Loperamide - Wikipedia

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    Loperamide, sold under the brand name Imodium, among others, [1] is a medication of the opioid receptor agonist class used to decrease the frequency of diarrhea. [5] [4] It is often used for this purpose in irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, short bowel syndrome, [4] Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis. [5]

  3. Loperamide/simethicone - Wikipedia

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    It contains loperamide and simethicone. Loperamide is a μ-opioid receptor agonist that works in the intestines. [1] Although it is an opioid, it has no effects on the central nervous system. It reduces diarrhea by slowing the transit time of contents through the intestinal tract thereby allowing more water to be reabsorbed from the intestinal ...

  4. Irritable bowel syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements. [1] These symptoms may occur over a long time, sometimes for years. [2]

  5. Antimotility agent - Wikipedia

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    Antimotility agents are drugs used to alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea. These include loperamide (Imodium), bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol), [1] diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil), and opiates such as paregoric, tincture of opium, codeine, and morphine.

  6. Diarrhea - Wikipedia

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    These include lactose intolerance, irritable bowel syndrome, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease such as ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, bile acid diarrhea, and a number of medications. [5] [6] [7] In most cases, stool cultures to confirm the exact cause are not required. [8]

  7. Alosetron - Wikipedia

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    Alosetron, sold under the brand name Lotronex among others, is a 5-HT 3 antagonist used for the management of severe diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in females only. It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 2002. [2] It is currently marketed by Prometheus Laboratories Inc. .

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