Imodium and Volvulus - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Volvulus is reported as a side effect among people who take Imodium (loperamide hydrochloride), especially for people who are female, 30-39 old, also take Humira, and have Depression.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Volvulus when taking Imodium. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 44,210 people who have side effects when taking Imodium from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Imodium?

Imodium has active ingredients of loperamide hydrochloride. It is often used in diarrhea. eHealthMe is studying from 45,092 Imodium users. Check the latest studies of Imodium.

What is Volvulus?

Volvulus (obstruction caused by twisting of the stomach or intestine) is found to be associated with 286 drugs and 373 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Volvulus.

On Apr, 06, 2026

44,210 people reported to have side effects when taking Imodium.
Among them, 13 people (0.03%) have Volvulus.

Among these 13 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Imodium and have Volvulus?

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Imodium:

Imodium (45,092 reports)

Volvulus treatments and more:

Volvulus (2,613 reports)

How severe was Volvulus and when was it recovered:

Volvulus in Imodium

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of loperamide hydrochloride:

Volvulus and drugs with ingredients of loperamide hydrochloride (28 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Imodium:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Volvulus:

Volvulus (286 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Volvulus:

Volvulus (373 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Amit K J Mandal, Umar F Khan, Constantinos G Missouris, "Ventricular tachycardia in a patient with sigmoid volvulus on treatment with donepezil", Clinical Toxicology, 2019 Jan .
Amit K J Mandal, Umar F Khan, Constantinos G Missouris, "Ventricular tachycardia in a patient with sigmoid volvulus on treatment with donepezil", Clinical Toxicology, 2019 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on loperamide hydrochloride (the active ingredients of Imodium) and Imodium (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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