Galpharm Diarrhoea Relief 2mg Instant Melts 6 Tablets ease short term sudden diarrhoea fast. The instant melt tablets rest on the tongue and then dissolve with your saliva. Adults and children over 12 can use them for brief bouts due to bugs or food. Adults with doctor confirmed IBS can also use them for short flare ups with loose stools. The active drug, loperamide, slows bowel movement so stools grow more firm and less often. Clinical work shows onset of effect from loperamide can start within about one hour.

Key Features

• Fast acting relief: Loperamide starts to calm bowel movement soon, so you feel more in control.
• Instant melt format: Orodispersible tablets melt on the tongue, handy when you have no drink.
• Helps firm stools: Slows gut transit, aids fluid and salt uptake, and firms loose stool.
• Short term support: Suits brief acute bouts from travel, food upset, or mild stomach bugs.
• Compact pack: Six slim tablets in a small pack, easy for work bags and travel kits.
• Trusted anti diarrhoea: Uses the same class drug as many well known anti diarrhoea brands.

How does Galpharm Diarrhoea Relief Instant Melts work?

The tablets hold loperamide, which acts on the gut wall nerve sites. This action slows bowel muscle waves, so food moves slow and more water is drawn back. As a result, stools tend to grow more firm and trips to the loo can drop. This helps ease urgent rush, loose stools, and mild bowel cramp linked with short term bouts.

What else should I do while taking these tablets?

Use an oral rehydration drink to help swap water and salts lost with loose stool. Try light bland food, avoid rich or very hot spice meals while your gut heals. If signs start on travel, keep up fluid and watch for fever or blood in stool. If you feel weak, light headed, or have strong pain, seek quick help from a health professional.

Contains:

Active ingredient: Loperamide Hydrochloride 2mg

Other Ingredients: Lactulose, Maize Starch, Talc, Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin, Quinoline Yellow (E104), Erythrosine (E127), Patent Blue (E131), Titanium Dioxide (E171)

For oral use only.

Adults, the elderly and children over 12 years: Take 2 capsules with water initially, followed by 1 capsule after each loose stool, up to a maximum of 6 capsules in any 24 hours.

Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.

Not recommended for children under 12 years of age.

Do not take more than the stated dose.

If symptoms persist consult your doctor. Do not continue to take these capsules for longer than 24 hours unless instructed by your doctor.

Keep out of reach and sight of children.

Do not use after the expiry date printed on the carton.

Diarrhea can cause your body to be dehydrated. Make sure to drink plenty of water and electrolytes, such as Dioralyte, to replace the fluids and mineral lost. If you develop signs of dehydration (e.g. extreme thirst, infrequent urination, muscle cramps, weakness, fainting) contact your doctor immediately.

Like all medicines, loperamide can cause side effects, but many people have no side effects or only minor ones.

These common side effects happen in more than 1 in 100 people. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you feel uncomfortable with these side effects, or they don't go away:

• constipation
• feeling dizzy
• feeling sick
• headaches
• farting (wind)

It's rare to have a serious side effect with loperamide, but tell a doctor or pharmacist straight away if you:

• feel faint or less alert, or if you pass out
• start moving in a clumsy, uncoordinated way

In rare cases, it's possible to have a serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to loperamide. In that case, call 999 immediately.