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2. Antimotility agent - Wikipedia

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   Bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) has both antibacterial and anti-secretory actions that help with diarrhea. [1] Once in the gut, BSS gets broken down into bismuth and salicylic acid. [ 1 ] Bismuth produces other bismuth salts, which blocks the binding and proliferation of bacteria in stomach mucosal cells, leading to a decrease in inflammation in ...

3. Antidiarrheal - Wikipedia

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   Electrolyte solutions, while not true antidiarrheals, are used to replace lost fluids and salts in acute cases. Bulking agents like methylcellulose , guar gum or plant fibre ( bran , sterculia , isabgol , etc.) are used for diarrhoea in functional bowel disease and to control ileostomy output.

4. Racecadotril - Wikipedia

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   Racecadotril, also known as acetorphan, is an antidiarrheal medication which acts as a peripheral enkephalinase inhibitor. [3] Unlike other opioid medications used to treat diarrhea, which reduce intestinal motility, racecadotril has an antisecretory effect — it reduces the secretion of water and electrolytes into the intestine. [3]

5. Nifuroxazide - Wikipedia

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   Nifuroxazide is an oral nitrofuran antibiotic, patented since 1966 [1] and used to treat colitis and diarrhea in humans and non-humans. [2] It is sold under the brand names Ambatrol, Antinal, Bacifurane, Diafuryl (Turkey), Benol (Pakistan), Pérabacticel (France), Antinal, Diax (Egypt), Nifrozid, Ercefuryl (Romania, Czech Republic, Russia), Erfuzide (Thailand), Endiex (Slovakia), Enterofuryl ...

6. 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]

7. Paregoric - Wikipedia

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   Paregoric was a household remedy in the 18th and 19th centuries when it was widely used to control diarrhea in adults and children, as an expectorant and cough medicine, to calm fretful children, and to rub on the gums to counteract the pain from teething. A formula for paregoric from Dr. Chase's Recipes (1865): [7]