Description
Lodium medication is used to treat sudden diarrhea (including traveler’s diarrhea. It works by slowing down the movement of the gut. This decreases the number of bowel movement and makes the stool less watery. It is also used to reduce the amount of discharge in patients who have undergone an ileostomy .Loperamide treats only the symptoms, not the cause of diarrhea the diarrhea such as infection. Treatment of other symptoms and the cause of the diarrhea should be determined by your doctor.