anti-diarrheal
Stops loose stools
Anti-diarrheal describes medications or treatments that reduce or stop diarrhea: The doctor recommended an anti-diarrheal before the long flight.
As a noun, an anti-diarrheal is such a medication: I always pack anti-diarrheals when traveling abroad.
Common over-the-counter options include loperamide and bismuth subsalicylate.
Drug slowing bowel transit
- bismuthElement eighty-three
- Pepto-BismolPink bismuth digestive aid
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
liquid · dosage · over-the-counter · prescription · pharmacy · oral · chewable · suspension
Excessive fluid loss
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
- food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating
- IBSIntestinal motility disorder
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
dysentery · cholera · colitis · symptoms · relief · acute · chronic · pediatric
Legally or morally required
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
- intestinalOf the gut
colon · gut · bowel · stool · firmness · transit time · opioid receptor · smooth muscle
Burned wood residue
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
- gingerPungent culinary rhizome
blackberry · blueberry · psyllium · carob · rice water · chamomile · peppermint · turmeric
loperamide
Drug slowing bowel transit
- bismuthElement eighty-three
- Pepto-BismolPink bismuth digestive aid
- tabletFlat portable computing device
capsule · liquid · dosage · over-the-counter · prescription · pharmacy · oral · chewable · suspension · generic
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
- food poisoningSickness from contaminated eating
- IBSIntestinal motility disorder
gastroenteritis · dysentery · cholera · colitis · symptoms · relief · acute · chronic · pediatric · elderly
binding
Legally or morally required
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- motilitySelf-generated movement capacity
- peristalsisInvoluntary digestive muscle waves
intestinal · colon · gut · bowel · stool · firmness · transit time · opioid receptor · smooth muscle · secretion
charcoal
Burned wood residue
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery
- pectinFruit-based setting substance
ginger · blackberry · blueberry · psyllium · carob · rice water · chamomile · peppermint · turmeric · pomegranate
- remediesremedy, cure, medicine, treatment, medications
- digestive aidsantacids, laxatives, probiotics, stool softener, gas relief
- IBD treatmentsbiologics, immunomodulators, Humira, colectomy, biosimilars