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Metformin and diahrrea

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Hi - I'm new to this board, recently diagnosed with T2. My first A1C reading was 8.4 and I've been prescribed Metformin 500 2x/day. Since I've started taking this (last Tuesday), I have diahrrea 30 minutes after I eat anything. I know it's one side effect, but does it go away?
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Yes it did go away for me when I was on Metformin. Good Luck This disease can be managed.
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I had problems with meftformin for a couple of weeks with intestinal problems but it did go away. I take one 500 a day right now. I was diagnosed in sept. It will help bring your blood sugar down and hopefully you'll have a lower A1C. I see my doctor next week to see if I need to go to 2 since I can't get my morning blood sugar where I want it. Thanks for posting. I hope you have a good day.
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I had awful problems with metformin and they took me off it and put me on Avandi which I also had (different) problems with so I was taken off that but not before it had given me BP problems.
I would talk to your dr as he might want to decrease the dose or try something else.
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The backdoor trots are supposed to wear off after a couple of weeks -- but be patient! For me it took over a month.
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Backdoor trots...that's great! I never heard that one before!
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Its important to the Metformin on a full stomach. You didn't mention when you take it.

I had two doctors that did not tell me this and then I started seeing an endocrinologist this June and he informed that you take it on a full stomach. Since then I don't have any diarrhea.
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I took Metformin also. I was constantly with diahrrea, took it a long time. Thought I was having stomach problems. Finally my doctor took me off of it. Got better. Then later was put back on it and it started again. I just couldn't take it neither can my mother. It never went away for us.
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It goes away in most in the first 2-3 weeks of therapy but starting at 500 mg once a day and increasing to 500 mg twice a day after 3 days could have helped out
Dr O.
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It never went away for me. I tried it for month stretches at a time a few times. I finally gave up on it. He can check my profile to see what has worked for me.
Gene
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It did the same thing to me, I eased myself in to the dose. I stopped it for awhile and when I went back on again my doc gave me metformin xr I believe it was called, it's extended release and I never battled any dirreah, don't quote me on the name I don't remember the name exactly but it was a totally diff medication for me
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I heard about the extended release Metformin. I'm going to give this another couple of months and if it's still bad I'll talk to my doctor about it.
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