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A 44-year-old female asked:
Loose stool for 16 days. called dr he said sounded like gastroenteritis said to take imodium (loperamide). it helped at first but watery stools are back.
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Dr. Forrest Jonesanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Repeat; get checked: You can try the Imodium (loperamide) for another day. If no relief, then see your clinician again. Have you recently taken antibiotics? If so, you may have C. dificile infection and require a different antibiotic to clear the diarrhea. Hope that helps.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 40 years experience
Get evaluation: See your doc for a stool.test to see if you have a clostridia difficile overgrowth. This,could,be your diet,,viral gastroenteritis, irritable bowel, mal absorption syndrome,, paracites, or a myriad of,other problems. A good exam will produce the correct diagnosis and treatment can begin.
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Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
Loose stools: After 16 dys its time for you to have a workup starting with a stool culture. See a gastroenterologist for a further workup
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Last updated May 1, 2018
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