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What is the safest medication for diarrhea?

I have diarrhea. What is the safest medication for diarrhea?

2 Answers

Imodium (loperamide)
Loperamide but no more than 8mg/day. Lomotil also safe and more effective but contraindicated for those with histories including but not limited to glaucoma, BPH with obstruction, and cardiac arrhythmias like bradycardia and av block.