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Took imodium (loperamide) for a while, but diarrhea has persisted for a week. doctor confirmed it wasn't bacterial. what should i do?
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Try probiotc: There can be a lot of causes of diarrhea besides infectious (bacteria or viral). You might try to restore your normal flora in the G-I tract with probiotc like Florastor or Align which you can get OTC; but if that does not help then you may need other tests to look for other causes of diarrhea such as inflammatory bowel disease or gluten sensitivity.
Answered 4/3/2015
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