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Possible symptoms of diarrhea-looser stools but nothing watery,more frequent last 2hours. when do i need to worry about it affecting my birth control?

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Dehydration: If you become dehydrated, I would worry about my birth control medication

Answered 5/3/2018

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A member asked:

Possible symptoms of diarrhea-looser stools but nothing watery,more frequent last 2hours. when do i need to worry about it affecting my birth control?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Oscar Novick answered

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