Although Diarrhea is not listed as one of the side effects of Microgynon, I did find this concerning diarrhea:
"If you have very severe diarrhoea for more than 24 hours, this may make your pill less effective. You should keep taking your pill at your normal time, but treat each day that you have severe diarrhoea as if you had forgotten to take a pill and follow the instructions under "what do I do if I miss a pill" above."
The instructions on what to do if you miss a pill can be found here: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100001653.html
For what it's worth, the instructions above are for someone who has had diarrhea for 24 hours, not for single incidents of diarrhea so even though you experienced diarrhea on two separate occasions, you should still be protected. Just use the above information for future reference.
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Hi Anon,
Although Diarrhea is not listed as one of the side effects of Microgynon, I did find this concerning diarrhea:
"If you have very severe diarrhoea for more than 24 hours, this may make your pill less effective. You should keep taking your pill at your normal time, but treat each day that you have severe diarrhoea as if you had forgotten to take a pill and follow the instructions under "what do I do if I miss a pill" above."
The instructions on what to do if you miss a pill can be found here: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100001653.html
For what it's worth, the instructions above are for someone who has had diarrhea for 24 hours, not for single incidents of diarrhea so even though you experienced diarrhea on two separate occasions, you should still be protected. Just use the above information for future reference.
Best wishes,
Rosa
September 27, 2011 - 6:49amThis Comment
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