can you take anti-diarrheal loperamide
Loperamide is generally safe to take while pregnant. There is no evidence of risk to the child or mother from taking this drug. However, if you are on loperamide and become pregnant, make sure to check with your doctor.
Yes.
My doctor gave me a list of safe medications to take while pregnant. Immodium is listed as safe for diarrhea. It looks to me like Immodium is loperamide so I am making the assumption that it is okay...fwiw.
Loperamide is not an antibiotic. It is an antimotility drug used in the treatment of diarrhoeas.
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diarrhea
Imodium
There is a chemical in immodium called loperamide. Loperamide is an opiate, but its effects are isolated to the intestinal tract. All opiates will cause constipation, loperamide does too without too many other effects.
Anti diarrheal
Loperamide is the active ingredient in Imodium, a brand-name medication used to treat diarrhea. While loperamide is the generic name and can be found in various formulations, Imodium is a specific product that contains loperamide as its main component. Both serve the same purpose in slowing intestinal movement to reduce the frequency of bowel movements, but Imodium is often marketed with additional ingredients or formulations for ease of use.
You should check with your doctor first. However Amoxycillin an antibacterial can be combined with Loperamide when the diarrhea is not infectious. Loperamide should be avoided in diarrhea due to infections of GIT (infectious diarrhea) where there is risk of toxins from bacterial in colon leading to infectious colitis and thereafter toxic megacolon. I would again advice to check with your doctor first.
diphenoxylate, loperamide