Hi! I’m probably a little outside the targeted user base here but I remember y’all were a valuable resource when I was a teenager and I’m needing some insight and want to avoid my doctor (I don’t have the greatest insurance). I am in a long term committed relationship (we are getting married in 16 d...

Thank you for your response, Heather!

Just for future reference - occasionally the laxatives do give me fairly loose stool after relieving constipation but nowhere near what I would call diarrhea. If that was to occur 6 hours or so after taking my birth control pill, would that still be alright?

I've checked around a lot of places and even consulted a pharmacist and can't seem to get a straight answer on this. Do laxatives like ExLax/sennosides reduce the efficiency of birth control pills? I've been taking the same birth control for years (a generic form of Ortho Tri Cyclen) and had sex wit...