Drugs that may lead to diarrhoea

[Naveed Yaseen]

Certain medications are more likely than others to aggravate the digestive tract and result in loose stools, the US National Library of Medicine says.

The agency says they include:

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* Antibiotics, which often cause diarrhoea because they kill bacteria — even the good bacteria — found in the intestines.

* Chemotherapy drugs, used to treat cancer.

* Immune system-suppressing drugs, such as mycophenolate.

* Some herbal teas that contain senna or other substances that are natural laxatives. A laxative is meant to relieve constipation. But taking too much of a laxative can lead to problem diarrhoea.

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