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Does one episode of diarrhea 2 and a half hours after taking the pill lower its effectiveness? should i take an extra one? (progesterone only pill)
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No: not unless you see the pill coming out through the stool without being dissolved. Usually there is enough time for a pill to dissolve and be absorbed before it reaches the colon and stool comes out.
Answered 10/25/2016
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