Ashburn, VA
A 23-year-old female asked:
Mild diarrhea/nausea about 14 hours after taking junel fe 1/20 birth control pills.. will this mess with effectiveness? have been on the pills for one week..?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: The medication is absorbed in the upper small intestine within the 1st few hours. Your loose poop was from more than ten feet further down the digestive tract.
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