How Can Severe Diarrhea Be Treated?

Posted on Fri, 4 Aug 2017

Question: Taking medications irbesartan 300mg-amlodipine-apo-furosemide 20mg-duloxetine 60mg-eliquis 5mg and developed severe dirarhia out of control could one of these meds cause this.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
None of these medicines directly cause diarrhea.

Detailed Answer:
Hi welcome to HealthcareMagic.

None of these medicines directly cause diarrhea. But put together, they can cause gastric irritation, in turn, leading to diarrhea.

You may take loperamide/Immodium once or twice a day and Omeprazole 20mg twice a day for the time being.

Avoid milk, and keep your food soft and easily digestible.
Also, take lemon juice with a little salt and sugar half glass three times.

If no improvement, please consult a doctor for further testing and treatment accordingly.
Feel free to ask further.
Regards

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