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Can I take antidiarrheal medication (loperamide) immediately?

In cases of food poisoning or infectious diarrhea (bacterial), taking antidiarrheals can be more dangerous because toxins may not be expelled and could multiply in the intestines. Therefore, caution is advised.

지사제를 무조건 피하거나 무조건 복용할 일은 아닙니다. 일부 성인의 급성 무혈성 물설사에는 고려할 수 있지만, 아이에게 성인용 로페라미드를 주거나 열·혈변이 있을 때 계속 복용해서는 안 됩니다. 먼저 수분을 보충하고 위험 신호를 확인하세요.

모든 감염성 설사에서 지사제가 독소를 가둬 병을 악화시킨다는 설명은 정확하지 않습니다. 반대로 혈변·열·심한 복통이 생기면 지사제를 더 먹으며 기다리지 말고 진료받아야 합니다. 약을 이미 먹었다면 제품명과 용량을 진료진에게 알려주세요.

근거: IDSA 감염성 설사 지침, CDC STEC 치료 안내.

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