Antidiarrheals
Health Encyclopedia: Antidiarrheal Agent Overdose
This is poisoning from overdose of antidiarrheal agents containing diphenoxylate or atropine.
Poisonous Ingredient
- Diphenoxylate
- Atropine
Where Found
- Lomotil
- Diphenatol
- Lofene
- Logen
- Lomanate
- Lonox
- Lo-Trol
- Nor-Mil
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Health Guide
Antidiarrheal agent overdose
Slow breathing Pinpoint pupils Rapid side to side eye movement Constipation Rapid heartbeat Drowsiness ... Read more »Antidiarrheal agent overdose
Home Treatment Usually, the normal treatment is to make the person throw up. However, DO NOT do this if the patient is unconscious or having convulsions.Contact Poison Control to verify that... Read more »Amebiasis
...patient is vomiting, intravenous therapy may be necessary until medications can be tolerated by mouth. Antidiarrheal medications are usually not prescribed and can make the condition worse. ... Read more »Viral gastroenteritis
...intravenous fluids. This is especially true in small children. Antibiotics do not work for viruses. Antidiarrheal medications are generally not given, as they may prolong the infectious... Read more »Irritable bowel syndrome (functional bowel)
Nervous indigestion; Spastic colon; Intestinal neurosis; Functional colitis; Irritable colon; Mucous colitis; Laxative colitis; IBS Treatment The goal of treatment... Read more »Images
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