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I have been on Metformin for going on 20 odd years, in the past six months or so I have had bad flatulance, I read somewhere online that Metformin is the cause of flatulance..

Can anyone confirm if this is true.

An embarassed Don(Veteran250)

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Hi Don, I would think if you hadn't noticed the problem for 20 years, it's not likely to be the metformin. I find I have the same problem after taking EvacalD3, as I take it normally on waking and then again in the evening. Otherwise, it's just old age!

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sandybrown

Medication can give strange reaction at times.

Please try to change you diet, keep a record of it to identity which food in causing your problem. THis is what I did!

Take care.

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