A female asked:
Should one incident of diarrhea (due to spoiled food) 3 hours after taking your birth control pill lower your pill's effectiveness?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Deborah Ungerleideranswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
No, that should not: affect your pill's effectiveness. If you vomited shortly after taking the pill, you may not have absorbed enough of it to be effective. If that is not the case, you don't need to worry. Feel better soon!
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Should one incident of diarrhea 3 and a half hours after taking your birth control pill lower your pill's effectiveness?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Gregory Harttanswered
Emergency Medicine 20 years experience
No: The pill absorbs quickly after you swallow it, and diarrhea should't affect it.
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3.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A female asked:
Does having diarrhea 2-3 hours after taking my birth control pill reduce the effectiveness of the pill? Was my birth control pill absorbed?
Dr. Lori Langeanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Yes: The pill should have been absorbed. As long as you did not vomit it up you are OK. Diarrhea will not effect it.
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605 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 19-year-old female asked:
Does having diarrhea 3 hours after taking birth control change its effectiveness? I just got on it last week and took the 8th pill in the pack today.
Dr. Douglas Lawsonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 30 years experience
Shouldn't: Vomitting would be an issue after taking. Diarrhea is a product of the lower GI tract after absorption has taken place.
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2.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Would diarrhea occurring 4 times within 12 hours after taking first active birth control pill affect its effectiveness?
Dr. Afshan Hameeduddinanswered
Specializes in General Practice
No: Should not affect the efficacy
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660 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 20-year-old female asked:
If you took your birth control pill and an hour later you had diarrhea can that effect the effectiveness of the pill?
Dr. Oscar Novickanswered
Pediatrics 60 years experience
No: Diarrhea should not affect the effect of your pill.
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5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
I had diarrhea three times in a 24 hour timespan, should l take another birth control pill?
Dr. Janice Alexanderanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Not necessary: If you are concerned, use a back up method for contraception, such as a condom. If your diarrhea persists, see a Provider and check that out.
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2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Feb 17, 2017
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