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My 97 year old mother has bad diarrhea from levaquin (levofloxacin). is it better to give her kaopectate or immodium for relief?

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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 7/2/2016

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