How do antidiarrheal drugs work?

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The drug loperamide.for example,slows the passage of stools through the intestines.Adsorbents.pull diarrhea-causing substances from the digestive tract.Bismuth subsalicylate.decreases the secretion of fluid.inhibits the activity of bacteria.
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