HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Took bc pill at 10am. diarrhea at 1am. still protected? i assume i am. just want to be 100% sure.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Yes, likely: Sometimes we do see unabsorbed pills in the stool during diarrhea, but mostly diarrhea is manifestation of poor absorption of water in the colon. A medication is should be absorbed completely in the small bowel before it reaches the colon. Thanks

Answered 6/2/2014

4k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

I take my combination birth control pill every morning at 6:55AM. I had diarrhea at 9:25AM. Am I still protected? When should I be worried about diarrhea decreasing the efficacy of the pill?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I had one sitting of bad diarrhea two hours before taking my pill.No diarrhea after that. I took a plan B just incase, do I need protection for 7 days?

4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

Can soda affect the BC pill? I was out of water and only had soda to take it with. Also major diarrhea within an hour of taking it. Still effective?

8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

I'm lactose intolerant, use Lactaid pills, but, butter & margerine are the only things that still give me diarrhea & that's w/the pills. What's wrong?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I am on my pill free week. Had diarrhea yesterday and very watery this morning. Had intercourse last night and day before. Am I protected from preg?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

I took the first pill of a new back of birth control at 9pm. I just had terrible diarrhea. Am I still protected? I take it at 9pm everyday
On Combined BC. Had sex on the first day of pack. protected with condom and took pill on time. Been consistent since and had no sex after that. Few days into third week, I have had diarrhea but still taking the pills. Chances of pregnancy?
Does diarrhea affect my pill yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) ? I just had it after 1:45 hours of taking my pill and it wasn't severe at all..Just a little.I'm still protected?
I had diarrhea about 36 minutes after taking my birth control pill am still protected?
I had light diarrhea an hour after taking my birth control pill, am I still protected?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.