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I've been on birth control pills for a month and five days. The first month I had diarrhea, twice, once each day but they were both ten hours after I took the pill. I think it might have been a side effect. But that was like two weeks into the first pack. I had diarrhea on thursday nine hours after taking my pill. This month it was a one time thing. All the times I had it, it wasn't severe, it was basically just one loose bowel movement. But on Friday, I had sex and the condom broke. This is the first time I have sex "without a condom." I'm very nervous I might get pregnant. I got the pill in case the condoms failed. Would the one loose bowel movement nine hours after taking my pill have cause the birth control pills to be less effective? (& sorry for all the extra info I doubt the two times I had it last month even matter, I got my period & took more the seven days of active pills passed after I had it last month. I'm just concerned about thursday.) Is Plan B necessary?
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Hi Missie! & yes that helps a lot so plan b isn't necessary? Getting plan B is a little difficult for me, I would have to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday to get it. If you were in this situation, would you get plan B? Thank you so much!
August 5, 2012 - 9:43amThis Comment
Hi JJ,
Thank you for your question. This should not be a concern about the effectiveness of the pill. You can always take the morning after pill for the extra protection if you are concerned. I hope this helps.
Missie
August 5, 2012 - 9:08amThis Comment
Hi Missie! & yes that helps a lot so plan b isn't necessary? Getting plan B is a little difficult for me, I would have to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday to get it. If you were in this situation, would you get plan B? Thank you so much!
August 5, 2012 - 11:33amThis Comment
Sorry, I just noticed my question sounds a bit confusing with all the extra data. What I'm asking is would one loose bowel movement (diarrhea) nine hours after taking a birth control pill affect the effectiveness of the pill? It was a one time and the diarrhea wasn't severe. Would Plan B be necessary if I had sex without a condom the next day?
August 4, 2012 - 8:15pmThis Comment