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One day of diarrhea, took immodium, would this affect bc pill? i take 2 a day to stop breakthrough. on microlite.
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No: Just don't use the immodium as "a chaser" to wash down your birth control pill as it will affect its' absorption.
Answered 6/25/2018
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