I am 47 years old and I take rigevidone birth control pills. Yesterday I had slight diarrhea and for a month semi-liquid stools (once a day). Is there a risk of getting pregnant?
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Małgorzata Bekier Pharmacist
1 year ago
Unfortunately, I do not know what exactly "slight diarrhea" means, so it is difficult to assess the situation. We talk about diarrhea when the patient passes stools with an excessively loose consistency (liquid or semi-liquid) with increased frequency (at least 3 times a day). The consistency of the bowel movement may be related to other medications used or the composition of your diet. If it is not acute diarrhea of high severity, but a single loose bowel movement, then in my opinion there is not much risk that the drug is not absorbed as it should, however, of course, this cannot be excluded. If you vomit or severe diarrhoea within 3 to 4 hours of taking your tablet, take a new tablet as soon as possible. If possible, take a new tablet within 12 hours of the usual time of use of the tablets. From the news, however, I understand that this is a rather chronic and not very severe problem, so I encourage you to consult a doctor and find the cause, especially if such a condition is associated with, for example, weakness, dehydration, hinders everyday functioning. By the way, I remind you that during diarrhea and after we should take special care of proper watering. Rehydration preparations can be ordered using GdziePoLek online with home delivery or collection at the pharmacy. I leave links to sample preparations: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/57955/orsalit-smak-neutralny-proszek-do-wytworzenia-zawiesiny/apteki?pvid=215782#internetowe https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/85164/zdrovit-litorsal-tabletki-musujace/apteki#internetowe I leave a link to the text in which we write more about diarrhea: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-zwalczyc-biegunke