Alka-Seltzer (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate) Relieves heartburn, upset stomach, and diarrhea. Pepto-Bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) can help for many stomach and intestinal problems, but may take longer to work compared to some other anti-diarrheal medicines.
What does Alka-Seltzer help with?
This medication is used to treat symptoms caused by too much stomach acid such as heartburn, upset stomach, or indigestion. It is an antacid that works by lowering the amount of acid in the stomach. Check the ingredients on the label even if you have used the product before.
What do you take over the counter for diarrhea?
- Loperamide (Imodium) slows the movement of food through your intestines, which lets your body absorb more liquid.
- Bismuth subsalicylate (Kaopectate, Pepto-Bismol) balances out how fluid moves through your digestive tract.
Does Alka-Seltzer relieve diarrhea?
Treats diarrhea. Alka-Seltzer (aspirin / citric acid / sodium bicarbonate) works quickly to relieve symptoms. Available over the counter without a prescription.
Why does Alka-Seltzer make people's stomachs feel better?
Calcium carbonate is an antacid that works by lowering the amount of acid in the stomach. Simethicone works by breaking up gas bubbles in the gut.
What symptoms does Alka-Seltzer treat?
This combination medication is used to temporarily treat cough, stuffy nose, body aches, and other symptoms (e.g., fever, headache, sore throat) caused by the common cold, flu, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis).
When should you not take Alka-Seltzer?
- systemic mastocytosis.
- low vitamin K levels.
- a type of joint disorder due to excess uric acid in the blood called gout.
- anemia.
- hemophilia.
- a decrease in the blood clotting protein prothrombin.
- blood clotting disorder - von Willebrand's disease.
- decreased blood platelets.