Birth Control Effectiveness ?

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Birth Control Effectiveness ?

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Hi,

(Sorry some of this story is a bit gross lol)
So a few weeks ago during the first week of my birth control pills (I'm on Lo Loestrin Fe) I went out to eat (the food was pretty greasy) around 9:30 pm and I take my pills at 10:30 pm. About 30
minutes after taking my pills I had a little bit of diarrhea (some stool was watery some was normal) would this change the effectiveness of my pills?
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Re: Birth Control Effectiveness ?

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Hi Quickquestion,

Since it takes the pill 2-3 hours to be fully absorbed, there is a chance that the effectiveness of it was decreased by the diarrhea.
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Re: Birth Control Effectiveness ?

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Okay. Will this effect when my period is supposed to come? I've been using condoms so I'm not really worried about a pregnancy but I just want to ask so I don't freak out later. Thank you!
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Re: Birth Control Effectiveness ?

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That's not one of those things we can predict, since your cycle can vary for all sorts of reasons (but, high five for backing up with condoms).
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