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Severe diarrhea. imodium (loperamide) does not help. every thirty to sixty minutes running to bathroom.

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Dr. Zachary Veres
Dr. Zachary Veresanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
Diarrhea: stay hudrated. May need a prescription for lomotil (diphenoxylat and atropine). IVF is a possibility if it gets worse. See your physician or head to ER
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