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slimblackman1

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I've been taking Metformin XR for 6 months with great glucose control. However, I'm having some terrible stomach/intestinal issues. Has anyone else experienced this side effect from taking Metformin?
 
Many people have the same problem. For some people the side effects wear off after a couple of weeks, for others it never wears off and for people like me, well, we don't have those side effects at all.
I suggest that you speak with your GP or DN as six months of these issues seems a long time.
 
Hi,
I had terrible diarrhoea, nausea, indigestion and vomiting. I had to stop taking Metformin.
Have you tried the slow release version?
Go back to your GP and see if they will prescribe something else.
Take care
 
slimblackman1 said:
I've been taking Metformin XR for 6 months with great glucose control. However, I'm having some terrible stomach/intestinal issues. Has anyone else experienced this side effect from taking Metformin?
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Unfortunately very common, the only thing that allowed me to take it for years was that I was taking pain killers, they balanced each other quite well. Now not on so many pain killers and changed to SR version. Seems OKish, but there have been some moments. I think my lower carb diet helps as well because when I was following traditional advice some 15 years ago, I had dreadful problems.
 
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