A Patient Who Has Had Four to Five Liquid Stools

A patient who has had four to five liquid stools per day for 4 days is seen by the primary care NP.The patient asks about medications to stop the diarrhea.The NP tells the patient that antidiarrheal medications are:

A) not curative and may prolong the illness.
B) useful in cases of acute infection with elevated temperature.
C) most beneficial when symptoms persist longer than 2 weeks.
D) useful when other symptoms, such as hematochezia, develop.

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