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2. 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.

3. 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]

4. Antidiarrheal - Wikipedia

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   Drugs such as morphine or codeine can be used to relieve diarrhoea this way. A notable opioid for the purpose of relief of diarrhoea is loperamide which is only an agonist of the μ opioid receptors in the large intestine and does not have opioid affects in the central nervous system as it doesn't cross the blood–brain barrier in significant ...

5. People are overdosing on anti-diarrhea drugs - AOL

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   Federal health officials are investigating overdoses and deaths involving the use of anti-diarrhea drugs.

6. Paregoric - Wikipedia

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   The main effects of paregoric are to increase the muscular tone of the intestine, to inhibit normal peristalsis, and as an expectorant; a peer-reviewed clinical study in 1944 reported "that all of [its] ingredients have been found to contribute toward the expectorant action of paregoric, and, further, that an advantage is contained in the ...

7. Here's What 'Diarrhea' Actually Means and When You Should ...

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   Over-the-counter anti-diarrheal drugs, like Imodium, can offer short-term relief. But, don’t take it if you have a fever or bloody stools, and contact your doctor if you’re taking other ...