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Diarrhea and Constipation
The following are some ways of managing diarrhea, constipation, or both:
- To reduce mild to moderate diarrhea, take one teaspoon of psyllium hydrophilic colloid (Metamucil) twice a day in a glass of water.
- Anti-diarrhea drugs, such as loperamide (Imodium) and atropine/diphenoxylate (Lomotil), may help. In very ill patients, large doses of some drugs, such as Lomotil, can trigger the onset of toxic megacolon.
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