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Diarrhoea 4x in one day - do i retake birth control?
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Your pill is absorbed from the upper intestine shortly after passing through the stomach in the first feet of the small intestines. . The process is likely complete within the first hour or so. Your loose stools are from far end of the intestines which measure from 10-16 feet in length. I doubt you need to retake it.
Answered 3/29/2021
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