All of the following are mechanism of action for antidiarrheals except
A. absorbing bacteria and toxins that cause diarrhea.
B. coating the walls of the GI tract.
C. depressing the action of the villi in the small intestine.
D. inhibiting intestinal motility.
Answer: C
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