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Are Imodium Instants better than loperamide?

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I usually buy unbranded loperamide for diarrhoea but have noticed several people mentioning Imodium Instants. Looking at the packet, they don`t seem to be much different from Loperamide and are a lot more expensive. I wondered if really do work faster or is it just a marketing ploy?

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Neil119

BOTH ARE RUBBISH

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hampson

Hi there, i get loperamide on prescription, i have found they work faster than anything else i have tried.

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Neil119 in reply tohampson

What out danger

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ivorlilacs666

Imodium plus usually works for me. Don't know about the others.

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Windowpane

Ask your doctor for some Mebeverine. It’s the best so far.

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o0Pleomax0o

Don’t believe the marketing hype. It’s all the same. Just use generic loperamide. Have you looked at buying it online? Can sometimes work out cheaper.

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Trinity7

Speak to GP, I have it on repeat prescription and could not do with it

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