List of 17 Best Medicines for Diarrhea (2021) | Dose4u |

             
                                                   
                                                             

Diarrhea is one of the most common health complaints. It can range from a mild, temporary condition, to a potentially life-threatening one.

Globally, an estimated 2 billion cases of diarrheal disease occur each year, and 1.9 million children under the age of 5 years, mostly in developing countries, die from diarrhea.

Diarrhea is characterized by abnormally loose or watery stools.

Some people frequently pass stools, but they are of normal consistency. This is not diarrhea. Similarly, breastfed babies often pass loose, pasty stools. This is normal. It is not diarrhea.

Causes – Most cases of diarrhea are caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites

                                

                      

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis can cause chronic diarrhea.

When diarrhea strikes, you want relief fast. And with good reason. Treatment helps you feel better and keeps you from getting dehydrated and losing too many nutrients. You may run to the pharmacy for an over-the-counter medicine or call your doctor and ask for advice. If you get diarrhea often, you probably already have a go-to treatment in your medicine cabinet.

                         

Many people get a short-term bout of diarrhea — meaning loose, watery stools three or more times a day — about once a year. For many of them, taking over-the-counter medicines or simply waiting it out (and staying hydrated) is usually all they need to feel better.

You can buy several types of diarrhea drugs without a prescription: bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto-Bismol, Kaopectate) and loperamide (Imodium). These medicines can help slow or stop loose, watery stools. But you shouldn’t take them for very long.


List of Top 17 Medicines for Diarrhea
     Loperamide   

    Lomotil

    Florastor
    Bismuth
    Opium
    Codeine
    Alosetron
    Rifaximin
    Crofelemer
    Neomycin
    Bifilac
    Bifillin
    Acigut
    Enterogermina
    Racecadotril
    Octreotide
    Cotrimoxazole