A member asked:
my 97 year old mother has bad diarrhea from levaquin (levofloxacin). is it better to give her kaopectate or immodium for relief?
1 doctor answer
Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Call her doc: It would be better if you put a call in to her treating doc to share the information. This could be part of a significant bowel problem that requires special treatment.
Answered on Jul 2, 2016
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