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Does diarreah really affect the pill?
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Diarrhea and BCPs: Common sense suggests that BCPs absorbed at the level of the stomach, would not be affected by diarrhea, What is not known is whether the large intestine plays a role in hormonal absorption, in which case diarrhea unaccompanied by vomiting might limit the effectiveness of the pill, but this is purely conjectural.
Answered 6/8/2014
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