Eldoper: price, uses & cheaper substitutes

Start with two, then one after each loose motion, up to 6 capsules in 24 hours without a prescription or 8 if your doctor prescribed it. Stop once the stools firm up, usually within a day or two.

Not under 12 unless a doctor prescribes it. In young children loperamide can paralyse the bowel and cause serious harm. Children with diarrhoea need ORS, zinc and continued feeding, and a doctor if they are drowsy, have fever or blood in the stool.

Yes. In fact ORS is the most important treatment for diarrhoea, because it replaces water and salts. Loperamide only reduces the number of motions and should never replace fluids.

No. Fever, blood or mucus suggest an infection like dysentery, where slowing the gut can keep the bacteria inside and worsen things. See a doctor – you may need an antibiotic.