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Imodium

Imodium Imodium is loperamide hydrochloride, a drug that reduces diarrhea by acting on opioid receptors in the intestinal lining and slowing movement through the gut.

Imodium is loperamide hydrochloride, a drug that reduces diarrhea by acting on opioid receptors in the intestinal lining and slowing movement through the gut. This slower transit allows more water and electrolytes to be absorbed, and the packet indicates it does not have central nervous system effects.