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What is the most important information I should know about Imodium?
• For acute diarrhea, notify your doctor if your symptoms do not improvewithin 2 days, if you develop a fever, or if you notice blood or mucus in thestool imodium molocure. If Imodium is being used to treat chronic diarrhea, contact your doctorif there is no improvement after 10 days imodium molocure.
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities imodium molocure. Imodium may cause dizziness or drowsiness imodium molocure. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities imodium molocure.

What is Imodium?
• Imodium slows the rate at which the stomach and intestines move imodium molocure. It alsoincreases the density of stools and reduces the amount of fluid in the stool imodium molocure.
• Imodium is used for symptomatic relief of acute and chronic diarrhea imodium molocure. Imodium is also used to reduce the amount of stool from an ileostomy (surgicaldiversion of the bowel) imodium molocure.
• Imodium may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide imodium molocure.

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking Imodium?
• Before taking Imodium, tell your doctor if you
· have a condition that could be complicated by constipation,
· have ulcerative colitis,
· have liver disease,
· have blood or mucus in the stool,
· have a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, or
· are taking an antibiotic imodium molocure.
• You may not be able to take Imodium, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment imodium molocure.
• Imodium is in the FDA pregnancy category B imodium molocure. This means that Imodium isnot expected to harm an unborn baby imodium molocure. Do not take Imodium without first talkingto your doctor if you are pregnant imodium molocure.
• It is not known whether Imodium passes into breast milk imodium molocure. Do not takeImodium without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby imodium molocure.
• Imodium should not be used to treat a child younger than 2 years of age,except under the direction of a doctor imodium molocure.

How should I take Imodium?
• Take Imodium exactly as directed by your doctor or follow the packagedirections imodium molocure. If you do not understand these directions, ask your pharmacist,nurse, or doctor to explain them to you imodium molocure.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water imodium molocure. Drink plenty of fluid to preventdehydration for as long as the diarrhea continues imodium molocure.
• To ensure that you get a correct dose, measure the liquid form of Imodiumwith the plastic dropper provided or with a special dose-measuring spoon orcup, not with a regular table spoon imodium molocure. If you do not have a dose-measuring device,ask your pharmacist where you can get one imodium molocure.
• Do not take more of this medication than is prescribed for you imodium molocure. Talkto your doctor if your symptoms are not being controlled imodium molocure.
• For acute diarrhea, notify your doctor if your symptoms do not improvewithin 2 days, if you develop a fever, or if you notice blood or mucus in thestool imodium molocure. If Imodium is being used to treat chronic diarrhea, contact your doctorif there is no improvement after 10 days imodium molocure.
• Store Imodium at room temperature away from moisture and heat imodium molocure.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• If Imodium is being taken as needed to control diarrhea, missing a doseis not a problem imodium molocure. If Imodium is being taken on a regular schedule and a doseis missed, take the missed dose as soon as you remember imodium molocure. However, if it is almosttime for the next dose, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularlyscheduled dose imodium molocure. Do not take a double dose of this medication imodium molocure.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention imodium molocure.
• Symptoms of a Imodium overdose may include headache; nausea; vomiting;dry mouth; dizziness; drowsiness; or confusion imodium molocure.

What should I avoid while taking Imodium?
• Use caution when driving, operating machinery, or performing other hazardousactivities imodium molocure. Imodium may cause dizziness or drowsiness imodium molocure. If you experience dizzinessor drowsiness, avoid these activities imodium molocure.

What are the possible side effects of Imodium?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingImodium and seek emergency medical attention or contact your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· development of a fever;
· persistent diarrhea (longer than 2 days); or
· blood or mucus in the stool imodium molocure.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur imodium molocure. Continueto take Imodium and talk to your doctor if you experience
· abdominal pain, distention, or discomfort;
· nausea or vomiting;
· constipation;
· tiredness;
· drowsiness or dizziness; or
· dry mouth imodium molocure.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur imodium molocure. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome imodium molocure.

What other drugs will affect Imodium?
• It is not known whether Imodium will interact with other medicines imodium molocure. Talkto your doctor and pharmacist before taking any other prescription or over-the-countermedicines imodium molocure.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has more information about Imodium written for healthprofessionals that you may read imodium molocure.

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