Select the true statement related to the treatment of diarrhea with difenoxen (Motofen).
A. Side effects including nausea, vomiting, and hypotension are seen with larger doses such as 40 to 60 mg.
B. At therapeutic doses of up to 20 mg per day, difenoxen can produce weak opiate effects, including euphoria.
C. Difenoxen is a mu receptor agonist that stimulates mu receptors in the myenteric plexus to decrease peristalsis and constrict sphincters, and it directly affects the circular smooth muscle of the bowel, prolonging gastrointestinal transit time.
D. All of these are correct.
Answer: D
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