title: The use of loperamide for treatment of "difficult to manage" chronic diarrhoea in adults.
abstract: An open study of loperamide in seven chronic diarrhoea patients who were inadequately controlled by previous anti-diarrhoeal therapy is reported. All patients were well controlled by small amounts of loperamide and most could not eat a normal diet. No side-effect were reported.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003092:Colitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000188:drug therapy; D004751:Enteritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008139:Loperamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010880:Piperidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010880:Piperidines; D008139:Loperamide