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A 25-year-old female asked:
Had severe diarrhea starting 13 hours after taking bcp & ending 5 hours before taking next one on time. did it compromise the pills effectiveness?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
A Verified Doctoranswered
Internal Medicine 19 years experience
It shouldn't : Your pill would have been absorbed in your stomach. If you did not vomit, your diarrhea should not affect your pill's effectiveness
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