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Antidiarrhoeal and Constipation

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Antidiarrhoeal and Constipation

Antidiarrhoeal vs. Constipation

An anti-diarrhoeal drug (or anti-diarrheal drug in American English) is any medication which provides symptomatic relief for diarrhoea. Constipation refers to bowel movements that are infrequent or hard to pass.

Similarities between Antidiarrhoeal and Constipation

Antidiarrhoeal and Constipation have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anticholinergic, Dietary fiber, Opioid, Psyllium.

Anticholinergic

An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system.

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Dietary fiber

Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants.

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Opioid

Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.

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Psyllium

Psyllium, or ispaghula, is the common name used for several members of the plant genus Plantago whose seeds are used commercially for the production of mucilage.

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Antidiarrhoeal and Constipation Comparison

Antidiarrhoeal has 26 relations, while Constipation has 99. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 3.20% = 4 / (26 + 99).

References

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