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2. Probiotics in children - Wikipedia

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   A 2013 review suggested probiotics are effective in treating persistent diarrhea in children, though more research is needed. Persistent diarrhea is an episode that starts acutely but then lasts for 14 days or more; In developing countries it is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children under five years old. The study showed ...

3. 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.

4. Diarrhea - Wikipedia

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   [2] [5] [11] It is most common in developing countries, where young children get diarrhea on average three times a year. [2] Total deaths from diarrhea are estimated at 1.53 million in 2019—down from 2.9 million in 1990. [4] In 2012, it was the second most common cause of deaths in children younger than five (0.76 million or 11%). [2] [12 ...

5. Merck's Diarrhea Drug Could be First in 30 Years - AOL

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   A Merck (MRK)-licensed experimental drug to fight a bacteria blamed for increasing rates of deadly diarrhea in hospitals and nursing homes was found highly effective in a mid-stage study. The ...

6. Paregoric - Wikipedia

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   Paregoric was used in various formulations for hundreds of years. [citation needed] 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.

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

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