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Please answer! what medicine can slow down an ilestomy?
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I use: Immodium. Take 2 immodium for fisrt watery stool of day, then 1 with each subsequent watery stool. If stool becomes thick like pudding do not take any more immodium. Sometime tincture of opium is required but very rarely. Keep yourself well hydrated, by estimating the amount of output and drinking an equivalent amount of electrolyte solution like gatorade or one of the other sport drinks. Avoid ca.
Answered 3/15/2014
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