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A member asked:
I pooped right after taking my contraceptive pill. am i still protected? or i need to retake another one?
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It takes about 3 days for what you ingest to exit the other end. After taking the pill, it must be processed through the stomach (takes minutes to hours) then be processed and absorbed in the upper small intestine (takes a day). There is no way you lost the pill benefit by pooping soon after. You are protected.
Answered 7/15/2022
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