A 28-year-old female asked:
hi, i have green watery diarrhea for more than 24 hours. but it lessen after taking lomotil, (diphenoxylat and atropine) hydrite, eating bananas and apple. ?
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Dr. Shivinder Deol answered
46 years experience Anti-Aging Medicine
Stop Lomotil (diphenoxylat and atropine): Try some activated charcoal & probiotics.
Answered on Dec 4, 2012
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