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1. Antispasmodic drugs

   Antispasmodic drugs are used to reduce the pain and cramping that can accompany conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and diverticular disease. For example mebeverine, sold as Colofac^® in the UK, and scopolamine butylbromide (a.k.a.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 8:55am

2. Antidiarrhoeal drugs

   Antidiarrhoeal drugs are classified according to their mechanism of action:

   Oral rehydration agents are used to re-balance fluid and electrolytes lost during a diarrhoeal episode. These contain defined quantities of salts and sugars to be taken with clean water.

   Antibacterial agents can be used to treat diarrhea with a confirmed bacterial cause.

   smaxwell - 10/10/2014 - 9:00am

3. Diarrhoea

   Diarrhoea is the abnormal passing of loose or liquid stools, with increased frequency, increased volume, or both. It can be classified based on its duration into:

   efaccena - 09/02/2023 - 1:44pm