A 40-year-old member asked:

How fast does imodium (loperamide) work?

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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered

Family Medicine 58 years experience

Within 2to4 hours: It start to work within 2to4 hours.

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A 34-year-old member asked:

Could no name loperamide hydrochloride work as good as imodium ?

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Dr. David Ziringanswered

Pediatric Gastroenterology 23 years experience

Yes: They both contain the same active ingredient. Usually generics are as effective as brand name drugs.

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A 45-year-old female asked:

I have stress induced diarrhea. Will Imodium (loperamide) work for me?

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A 34-year-old female asked:

Can Imodium (loperamide) be used long term? It really helps on days my IBS goes haywire, it helps a lot. Actually out of all I've tried it's only one that works

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A 34-year-old male asked:

I have been taking imodium (loperamide) and kaopeptate for diahrea from a flu bug but it still doesn't work what else can I do?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

I have an ongoing diarrhea from last week. I tried imodium (loperamide) and lomotil but they didn't work. What to do?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Gallbladder removal 2014 constant diorreaha since. 19yr old- questran doesn't work nor colveslam or Imodium (loperamide) have lost over 2 stone as result help

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