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chris17

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Has any one else experienced this?
I have been taking metformin for 4 years 2 500gm tabs BD . For the past 4 weeks i have had an upset tummy and loose stools . I have been to the Dr who has referred me but does not think its my medication . I think it is Has any one else had this and whats the alternative medication
 
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Have you recently changed your diet or otherwise been sick, ill, or traveled. The longer you have been on a medication without the side effect, the less likely it would be-- but not out of the realm.
 
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lismellou

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Hi Chris - my husband suffers from this about once every 10 days or so, it is very severe for about 24 hours and then he is fine, I find if he overdoes the sugar a few days before it usually has this effect. He is one metformin, 2 tablets twice a day. hope this helps. he is fine afterwards.
 
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chris17

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[email protected] said:
Have you recently changed your diet or otherwise been sick, ill, or traveled. The longer you have been on a medication without the side effect, the less likely it would be-- but not out of the realm.
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Thank you for your reply No nothing has changed and no illness or travel that is what is so odd. with this loose stool i also have itchy skin its not all the time but enough to bother me when it starts. i dont feel ill either and my weight remains the same
 
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chris17

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lismellou said:
Hi Chris - my husband suffers from this about once every 10 days or so, it is very severe for about 24 hours and then he is fine, I find if he overdoes the sugar a few days before it usually has this effect. He is one metformin, 2 tablets twice a day. hope this helps. he is fine afterwards.
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Thank you for you reply I did think that it was christmas over eat that could have up set me but i didnt over do the sugar and after the christmas day I returned to my good eating habits. May be it will settle again but you cant help but worry
 
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elviscole

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is it the normal metformin or the slow release metformim?
i used to be on the normal and it gave me a dodgy stomach, Dr said it wasnt the metformin and prescribed me 100 loperamide (immodium) a month :shock:
went on for a bit and i managed to get changed over to the slow release metformin and the problems went away over night
 
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chris17

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elviscole said:
is it the normal metformin or the slow release metformim?
i used to be on the normal and it gave me a dodgy stomach, Dr said it wasnt the metformin and prescribed me 100 loperamide (immodium) a month :shock:
went on for a bit and i managed to get changed over to the slow release metformin and the problems went away over night
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Thank you for your reply I am on normal metformin
 
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Hi There,

I had similar trouble when I got a different brand of metformin tablets - supposedly exactly the same stuff but I suffered side effects I had't had for years! A friend who gets hers from the same surgery had the same problem - tot he point where she stopped taking them ... we have asked the pharmacist to go back to the original brand for us - and the problem seems to be solved (for now, anyway)

Have you had a change of brand / packet at all??
 
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