Loperamide for Diarrhea, Acute User Reviews
Brand names: Imodium, Imodium A-D, Anti-Diarrheal, Diamode, Up and Up Anti-Diarrheal Solution, Kaopectate II, Neo-Diaral, Diar-Aid A-D Anti-Diarrheal
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- Shi...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- October 13, 2013
Loperamide "If I eat meat, spicy foods, or dairy products, especially if it is later in the day, I sometimes get acute diarrhea at night. This is sometimes accompanied by pain that is bad enough to double me over. Imodium has always stopped the diarrhea and the pain that I get with it, and almost always within two doses. As the bottle suggests, I take two pills after the first loose stool, and one after any subsequent loose stool. Although other medicines (such as Pepto-Bismol/Kaopectate) can also be helpful, whenever I sense that these symptoms are starting, I think of Imodium right away because I know there is a very high probability that it will make the period of discomfort be as short as possible."
- BIN...
- Taken for 5 to 10 years
- July 11, 2019
Loperamide "After 5 years of stomach cramps and less than 1 minute of warning, I finally gave up on my PCP and started doing my own dietary analyses. My daughter worked at a fantastic bakery; she would bring home the 'day old' breads and bagels that didn't sell. Long story short, I overdosed on the best of the best at every meal and snack time. The culprit was GLUTEN; some days I was fine, then all of a sudden, 2 weeks' worth of cramps and runs. Then I gave up on bread, pizza, and pasta, which is a terrible thing for an Italian raised on the best foods. Breaded anything I now try to avoid: chicken, fish, fast foods. When the runs and cramps go away for weeks, I can risk a slice of pizza IF I take a gluten enzyme pill 20 minutes before I eat. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't; then out comes the Imodium, 3 before bed and 2 in the AM. In a day or so, it's calmed down my IBS from whatever caused it."
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- Mat...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 28, 2016
Loperamide "I've had diarrhea for 3 days now with minimal sleep, constant abdominal pains. • First off, I started feeling ill with minor headaches, fever-like symptoms. • Second day, I was throwing up with nothing left in my body, feeling weak and restless. • Third day, I had diarrhea every hour, leaving me feeling drained. Nighttime was impossible to sleep, constant bowel movement. I read about Imodium, not thinking I could use this while having this virus. Had to take two to start with, didn't work, then took two more after each bowel movement, then I had a few abdominal aches. The 10 minutes it started working!"
- Cat...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 30, 2023
Loperamide "They helped me a little bit for a short time after taking 4 doses, but I need to get a stool culture, so I may have something other than typical diarrhea. The main reason for my review is to say that the caplets are extremely difficult to get out of the individual packing. I needed scissors to cut it open. Most caplets/pills are easy to get out by peeling away the paper on the back, but that's impossible to do with this medication."
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- August 16, 2015
Loperamide "I left Florida for a trip to Budapest, Hungary, with an acute case of diarrhea that threatened to spoil the expensive day trips I had paid for. An apothecary recommended I take Lopedium brand capsules (only available in a few countries, not the USA). After taking just two capsules and as needed for the remainder of the trip, with no side effects. Imodium A-D is the US equivalent, I understand."
- Nur...
- Taken for 10 years or more
- May 7, 2019
"Nurses love this stuff. You have a miserable patient with liquid stool, and the doctor prescribes Imodium because it is OK according to the cause of the diarrhea. And with the first 4 mg dose, then 2 mg with every subsequent diarrhea stool, the patient is relieved. Personally, I have direct experience with it myself. It really works, slows gastric motility down enough for your body to absorb the liquid it needs instead of pooping it out."
- Daf...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- February 23, 2020
Loperamide "I get diarrhea because of anxiety, usually when I go out. I always have to know where WCs are. So I only go out about once a week. Imodium has never made any difference. I still try it about once every few weeks, but it never works!"
- Cap...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 6, 2019
"I'm lactose intolerant, but I really love cheese. I traveled to Paris recently, where I knew I'd be eating a whole lot of cheese. I took this at the start of my trip, and I was in heaven. I could eat whatever I wanted, no diarrhea! This stuff is amazing!"
- Mil...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 23, 2021
Loperamide "I presumably caught the stomach bug going around my workplace and had severe diarrhea all day with stomach cramps, which started as soon as I woke up one morning. About 5:30 p.m. I took an Imodium after a rough day, and it stopped the diarrhea completely. I was very pleased and shocked at how well it worked after just 2 tablets. Hopefully, it wouldn't have lasted much longer anyway! Haha!"
- Cop...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 27, 2013
Loperamide "The one and only time this medication didn't work occurred when I had an infection in my intestinal tract, which necessitated treatment with antibiotics. Otherwise, it always works."
- sus...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- January 6, 2013
Loperamide "I had a bad bout of diarrhea, and this medicine stopped it for me."
- ezb...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 28, 2020
"From tonight's experience: 1 loperamide didn’t work, 2 loperamide did. I use it only occasionally. Anybody else?"
- Bil...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 12, 2018
Loperamide "Perfect -- it always works when I need it."
- Glo...
- August 22, 2016
"Always have this handy when you travel and are at risk for food poisoning or bad water. It works great. Over the counter and very cheap."
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Loperamide "Acute diarrhea. Was told by the pharmacist I could safely take Imodium while on (blood thinner) Eliquis. I had acute diarrhea, and my stools were looking like there was blood in it. Very scary. Followed directions 100% and after 2 doses was so much better. Even got to sleep some. Felt like a miracle in an OTC product. Thank you so much. Symptoms disappeared after 2 doses. No bloody stools, no pain. 100% better. Complaint: opening packaging, lost three pills somewhere in the carpet. Fourth pill I accidentally broke open while in my mouth. Immediately began vomiting. Until there was no more fluid left. GREAT PRODUCT, EFFECTIVE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. No consequences regarding blood thinners. Again, thank you."