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Flowery the Grouch
Beginner December 2007

The anti-imodium feeling on here

Flowery the Grouch, 1 July, 2008 at 13:49

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I've noticed a huge anti-Imodium feeling on here. Whenever anyone says they have a D&V bug (known around here as dieting and vommerhea) the advice is generally "don't take Imodium. your body is trying to get rid of something, let it get rid of it naturally, don't bung it up". I can see the logic...

I've noticed a huge anti-Imodium feeling on here. Whenever anyone says they have a D&V bug (known around here as dieting and vommerhea) the advice is generally "don't take Imodium. your body is trying to get rid of something, let it get rid of it naturally, don't bung it up".

I can see the logic to that, and understand where people are coming from, but is it grounded in any medical fact?

Every time i have had sustained squittage (ie not a one off attack) I have taken imodium. Not immediately, usually after around the 3rd/4th "loose bowel movement", when i know it isn't just a one off. And i have never had ill effects. It's always made me feel a lot better. Eased the stomach pains, stopped the churning, stopped the trots and let my bum-hole recover to see another day. So whatever my body was trying to get rid of it hasn't seemed to mind holding onto until i could do a nice, normal poo a day or two later.

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  • Zebedee
    Beginner August 2002
    Zebedee ·
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    I've taken immodium twice, and both times I've not managed to poo again for a week. I'm not convinced that's healthy, so would rather put up with the D&V.

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    Headless Lois ·
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    It would depend for me. I can't remember the last time I had such a bug and unless I was in agony I wouldn't take immodium. However, I have had it on prescription for irritable bowel disease and used to take it regularly. very rarely have flare ups of that now, but always keep immodium handy just in case

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  • anjumanji
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    I took immodium once when I had diarrhea and ended up in hospital on a drip! The immodium blocked me up and kept all the nasty bugs and bacteria inside me in a lovely warm atmosphere to fester and multiply when I should have let it all come out naturally.

    I was then off work for a couple of months and when I did go back I was a seven and a half stone weakling!

    My doctor at the time said taking immodium is the worst thing I could have done. (aside from the weight loss of course?)

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    I can poo at home (but never use the toilet if hubby is in the bathroom!) - but I cannot poo at work!

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