Stimulants increase alertness, attention, and energy, as well as elevate blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration. Historically, stimulants were used to treat asthma and other respiratory problems, obesity, neurological disorders, and a variety of other ailments.
Proper noun. A brand of medicine claimed to be effective against nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach and diarrhea, and having a bright pink color. 2003, Lani Robson Remender, Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun, p. 224: See all those Pepto-Bismol colored housing developments to your right.
In the event those responsible for cooking and preparing the food are less than capable in doing so, and the hamburgers are over- or under-cooked, and the potato salad a bit too gamy, and your resulting upset stomach is further aggravated by a parade of insufferable relatives, bring a sufficient supply of Pepto-Bismol.