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• If you are allergic to loperamide or other ingredients or Sestil AD tablet or develop an allergy after starting the medicine.
• If you are below 9 years.
• If you suffer from constipation or develops during treatment with the medicine.
• If there is swelling of the stomach during or before treatment, which does not get relieved on its own.
• If you suffer from diarrhoea with blood in your stools or have a high fever.
• If you develop or appear to have symptoms of ulcerative colitis (like stomach pain or cramps, weight loss, fatigue), which is a chronic disease of the gut.
• If you develop diarrhoea due to infection caused by bacteria like Salmonella, Shigella or Campylobacter.
• If you develop diarrhoea caused due to broad-spectrum antibiotics like Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cephalosporins like Cefixime, Clindamycin, etc.

• Headache
• Nausea
• Constipation
• Flatulence

Other General Warnings

• You suffer from acute diarrhoea, pay keen attention to appropriate fluid and electrolyte replacement.
• You suffer from diarrhoea for days, avoid taking Sestil AD medicine endlessly. Instead, get yourself checked as long-term diarrhoea may be a symptom of serious disease.
• You suffer from diarrhoea for more than 48 hours and the Sestil AD tablet does not control it, consult a doctor.
• You have AIDS and suffer from diarrhoea, stop taking tablets at the first sign of stomach distension (bloating and swelling of the belly). The chances of painful constipation and intestinal obstruction are much higher in AIDS patients suffering from intestinal infections.
• You suffer from liver disease, Sestil AD tablet must be used with caution. Watch out for dizziness, drowsiness and mental confusion.
• You suffer from hereditary conditions in which the body cannot handle certain sugars (galactose intolerance, lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
• The medicine must be used cautiously in children and patients on a low-sodium diet.
• The medicine must be discontinued if signs of constipation, stomach distension or stomach pain develop.
• You must not exceed the recommended dose or duration of treatment as it is associated with increased heart disorders.

• Store Sestil tablets in a cool and dry place.
• Keep it away from children and pets.

• Sestil Ad tablet is an anti-diarrheal medication used to treat diarrhoea in adults and children above 9 years of age.
• Before starting Sestil Ad, inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant or breastfeeding.
• This medicine only treats the symptoms of diarrhoea. When you have diarrhoea, it is recommended to drink enough liquids and stay hydrated along with taking the medicine.
• Sestil Ad may cause dizziness, tiredness or sleepiness. If you experience any such effects after taking this medicine, it is recommended to avoid driving, operating heavy machinery or performing any such tasks that require mental alertness.
• Headache, nausea and flatulence (gas) can occur as side effects of this medicine. Inform your doctor if the side effects do not resolve even after completing the entire course of this medicine.

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Interactions with other medicines

• If you take Sestil AD tablet with Ritonavir (Anti-HIV medicine), Quinidine (used to treat malaria and for disorders affecting the heart rate), Itraconazole; Ketoconazole, (used to treat fungal infections), Gemfibrozil (used to reduce cholesterol in blood) or with an oral preparation of desmopressin, which is a medicine given for excessive urination, increase the amount of Sestil AD tablet in blood by slowing its breakdown thereby requiring adjustment of doses by the treating physician.
• You must avoid the medicine in combination with medicines known to cause ECG changes e.g. Quinidine (medicines given for malaria and disorders affecting the heart rate), Procainamide, Amiodarone, Sotalol, (medicine given for disorders affecting the heart rate), Chlorpromazine, Haloperidol, Thioridazine, Ziprasidone, (medicines given for psychosis), Moxifloxacin (an antibiotic), Pentamidine (an antimicrobial) and Methadone (a pain killer).
• If you are taking one or more of the medicines, it is advisable to inform the physician and confirm whether it is safe to continue or start treatment with Loperamide. Pain killers like Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, Tramadol, Fentanyl, and Tapenade, anti-allergy medicines like Hydroxyzine, Promethazine, Phenyltoloxamine, Orphenadrine and Tripelennamine; anti-dizziness medicines like Hyoscine, Dimenhydrinate, certain anti-asthma medicines like oral preparations of Ipratropium, Tiotropium, etc. These medicines decrease the movement of the intestine and cause constipation if used with the Loperamide tablet.
• Inform the physician if you are taking other medicines, herbal preparation and supplements to avoid interaction.

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