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Does diarrhea affect birth control?

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Dr. Arthur Heller answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Get u out of mood?: If you mean affect birth control pills-not really. Severe malabsorption to affect absorption of meds, including bcp, not common, but possible. No effect on barrier methods like condoms, diaphragm, foams, or others, like iud.

Answered 8/7/2017

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No: A bout of diarrhea that is infrequent will not likely affect your birth control pills. If you have a medical condition that causes chronic (ongoing) diarrhea, such as inflammatory bowel disease, this may affect the absorption and effectiveness of the birth control pill. If this is the case, discuss it with your doctor

Answered 7/11/2016

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