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Are There Any Side Effects Of Taking Lomotil?

Husband had dairrhea for 7 days finally got that cleared up, we are out of town and couldn't get in to see a dr. our Dr. called in a script for lomotil. He was fine for 2 days now at around ten oclock for 2 nights he gets a fever with chills. He has heart trouble also.
Mon, 31 Jul 2017
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I had gone through the history given here, what the medicine is given to him is for to check the diarrhea and it is not advisable to check the diarrhea it may cause the paralytic ilium, instead of this the underlying cause of the diarrhea need to be found out.
Passing of the stool three to four time in day is normal one and may not need any treatment but care need to be taken for dehydration.
If I would be doctor of this case then I would try to treat this condition with Tab Metronidazole 400 mg twice in day for five days because it is the 7 days gone. else condition may not need any treatment.
Febrile condition could be suggestive of bacterial infection better to wait for couple of days if it does not comes around then stool need to be sent for testing along with routine blood work up.
hope this information helps.
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Are There Any Side Effects Of Taking Lomotil?

HI Well come to HCM Thank for choosing to HCM I had gone through the history given here, what the medicine is given to him is for to check the diarrhea and it is not advisable to check the diarrhea it may cause the paralytic ilium, instead of this the underlying cause of the diarrhea need to be found out. Passing of the stool three to four time in day is normal one and may not need any treatment but care need to be taken for dehydration. If I would be doctor of this case then I would try to treat this condition with Tab Metronidazole 400 mg twice in day for five days because it is the 7 days gone. else condition may not need any treatment. Febrile condition could be suggestive of bacterial infection better to wait for couple of days if it does not comes around then stool need to be sent for testing along with routine blood work up. hope this information helps.