What Is an Antidiarrheal?
An antidiarrheal is a medicine that helps to stop diarrhea. There are some medications that are specifically designed for this purpose and others that have antidiarrheal side effects. The second group is likely to stop diarrhea or cause constipation whether or not that’s the intended goal. Sometimes medications are targeted to treat causes of diarrhea, and while they don’t end diarrhea on their own, their actions result in its cessation. These may be of use in certain circumstances depending on the cause of loose or frequent stool.
