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Diarrhea yesterday, no appetite, nausea. took imodium (loperamide) ad last night, no diarrhea today, still have nausea, no appetite, fatigue. how do i get my appetite back? feel like gagging when eating. lost 2lbs
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Discontinue Imodium (loperamide) : Imodium (loperamide) decrease bowel movement. Thus, it might stop diarrhea temporarily but it can cause paralysis of your bowel causing nausea even vomitting. It does not treat the cause of diarrhea. It might worsen the symptom if it's due to infection. Losing 2 lbs from having diarrhea yesterday is serious. You need to drink plenty of fluid, like gatorade and see a doctor soon.
Answered 2/3/2016
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Give it time: It sounds like you have gastroenteritis. It has only been one day. Give it a little time, as you recover your appetite will return.
Answered 5/15/2017
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