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I've had a stomach ache all day&continually have to go to the bathroom.from regular diarrhea to watery. should i take loperamide 2 mg?

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Diarrhea: Loperamide is indicated if it is only a viral enteritis . If blood with the stool or chronic diarrhea then do not and get first a stool test.

Answered 5/1/2013

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