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A member asked:

Can having diarrhea 45 minutes after taking plan b, affect the absorbing of the pill?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Probably not: Unless you saw the pill come out whole, you absorbed it.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/31/2018

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

It can: Because in women under fasting conditions, maximum plasma concentrations is reached at 1.7 hours. Hope it helps.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 9/10/2017

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