<prompt> Which medication cannot be given in diarrhea in pregnancy ?Oral rehydration therapyStimulant purgativeLoperamideDiphenoxylate-atropine  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., Stimulant purgativeslRef: KDT 7e p. 6741Stimulant purgatives:They are poweful purgatives: often produce griping. They irritate intestinal mucosa and thus were thought to primarily stimulate motor actIVIty.They can reflexly stimulate gravid uterus, therefore are contraindicated during pregnancy. 