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I had diarrhea 2 hrs after i take birth control pill w/o food. is that normal side effects? or should i consider it a missed pill? im on alysena28.

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Diarrhea on bcp: Diarrhea is not related to taking oral contraceptives except if you have been diagnosed with endometriosis. Any drop in estrogen, as with a "missed (active) pill" can activate endometriosis in the large intestine, and cause diarrhea. Otherwise there is no real connection with oral bcp, just coincidence.

Answered 12/13/2017

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I had diarrhea three times in a 24 hour timespan, should l take another birth control pill?

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I had diarrhea once per day on the 3rd and 4th day of my new pack of birth control pills. I take them in the evening and this happened in the morning. Can this affect their absorption? Sould I worry if it happens again?

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Hello. I am on a combination birth control pill. I took my pill and then about 10-20mins later had two to three bouts of watery diarrhea (a decent amount of watery stools for each bout) Is taking another pill necessary?

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