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Does Ibs affect the pill? I take my pill at night around 8pm few hours before bed. I get ibs - d in the morning (not watery stools - about 3 times sort of loose stools). Would this affect my pill?

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I was informed that if I vomited within 2 hours of taking the pill then it probably has not be absorbed. Not sure about bowels movements-see link below about the pill and diarrhoea

nhs.uk/conditions/contracep...

Hope this helps

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Emsky

Yeah having diarrhea can make the pill less effective if you have diarrhea often then I'd suggest changing contraception as that will be more effective for you

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Blue7314

I used to take minulet many years ago but when I stopped my ibs pain more than halved. I used to be crawling around the floor in agony. I still get very painful episodes but nothing like it was then, I was actually wondering if I was about to give birth!

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