下痢止(げりど)め げりどめ noun antidiarrheal medicine medicalhealth 1. antidiarrheal medicine; diarrhea medicine Medicine taken to stop diarrhea. The everyday word used in pharmacies and at home, in contrast with the technical 止(し)瀉(しゃ)薬(やく). 下痢止(げりど)めを飲(の)んだ。🔊 I took some antidiarrheal medicine. 旅行(りょこう)には下痢止(げりど)めを持(も)って行(い)った方(ほう)がいい。🔊 You should take antidiarrheal medicine with you when you travel. 食中毒(しょくちゅうどく)が疑(うたが)われるときは、自分(じぶん)で下痢止(げりど)めを使(つか)わず医師(いし)に相談(そうだん)してください。🔊 If food poisoning is suspected, please consult a doctor rather than using antidiarrheal medicine on your own. 下痢(げり) (diarrhea) + 止(ど)め, the noun form of 止(と)める (to stop). The same 〜止(ど)め pattern names many household remedies.Common collocations下痢止(げりど)めを飲(の)む: to take antidiarrheal medicine下痢止(げりど)めが効(き)く: the medicine works市販(しはん)の下痢止(げりど)め: over-the-counter antidiarrheal medicineSimilar words痛(いた)み止(ど)め: painkiller — the same word-formation pattern整腸(せいちょう)剤(ざい): intestinal regulator — settles the gut rather than stopping diarrhea outright Related Words Related: 痛(いた)み止(ど)め (painkiller) Related: 整腸剤(せいちょうざい) (intestinal regulator) general Added 2026.7.31 15:19 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29 30000/30275_geridome