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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Omodamola Aje B.Sc, M.D. [2]

Overview

Antidiarrheal drugs can be broadly defined as agents that minimize the symptoms of diarrhea by improving stool consistency, reducing stool frequency, or reducing stool weight. Chronic diarrhea is a common symptom of many conditions. In order to appropriately treat chronic diarrhea, the underlying causes must be identified and treated and, in most cases, the chronic diarrhea will resolve.[1]

Medical Therapy

For the treatment of the most common causes of chronic diarrhea, please click below:

Below are some of the drugs that can be used in the symptomatic treatment of chronic diarrhea and their mechanisms of action. Some drugs have numerous mechanisms of action and can thus be found under more than one section. It is important to know that these drugs are used for the symptomatic treatment of chronic diarrhea. In order to appropriately treat chronic diarrhea, the underlying cause of the disease must be identified.[1]

Inhibitors of intestinal transit time

Pro-absorptive agents

Antisecretory drugs

Intraluminal agents

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Schiller LR (1995). "Review article: anti-diarrhoeal pharmacology and therapeutics". Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 9 (2): 87–106. PMID 7605866.


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