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    Condition: Diarrhea
    12/13/2017 3:50:27 AM

    Reviewer: Patrick B, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    Every couple years I get the stomach flu and when I do I take this drug and it is literally a miracle drug I was throwing up had diarrhea every 5 to 10 minutes I start off and take for 4mg of loperamide and then everything goes away like nothing ever happened

    Condition: Diarrhea
    10/27/2016 3:56:54 PM

    Reviewer: Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 4

    Comment:
    Take as directed and it puts a cork in it!

    Condition: Diarrhea
    6/19/2016 6:43:25 AM

    Reviewer: 65-74 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I have severe diarrhea due to lactose intolerance, when the meal contains milk, butter or cheese. This causes severe loose watery stool with extreme pain feeling like tearing of the muscle during bowel movement. I had 3rd stage rectal cancer 15 years ago, so I was wondering whether cancer was coming back. But every check by the doctor said no cancer. The doctor suspected loose watery stool may c ... Show Full Comment

    Condition: Diarrhea
    3/19/2013 7:26:27 PM

    Reviewer: healthly henry, 55-64 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    serveral days of diarrhea

    Condition: Diarrhea
    2/2/2012 4:41:30 PM

    Reviewer: Flower, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

    Effectiveness

    Current Rating: 5

    Ease of Use

    Current Rating: 5

    Satisfaction

    Current Rating: 5

    Comment:
    I got very sick with diarrhea and stomach pain, and my doctor prescribed Loperamide to me and the diarrhea stopped almost immediately. Now and then I get diarrhea and I take Loperamide and it goes away.

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