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Health Encyclopedia: Crohn's Disease Symptom Management
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Symptom Management
Diarrhea and Constipation
The following are some ways of managing diarrhea, constipation, or both:
- Mild to moderate diarrhea may be reduced by taking one teaspoon of psyllium hydrophilic colloid (Metamucil) twice a day in a glass of water.
- Antidiarrheal drugs include loperamide (Imodium) and a combination of atropine and diphenoxylate (Lomotil). In very ill patients, large doses of some antidiarrheal drugs, such as Lomotil, can trigger the onset of toxic megacolon. Toxic megacolon...
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Crohn's Disease: Complications
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...the most powerful medications available for the management of pain.There are two types of narcotics:Opiates are derived from natural opium such as morphine and codeine.Opioids are synthetic drugs... Read more »Images
Medications
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