Started Having Diarrhea After Taking Generic Lamisol About 6 Weeks

Posted on Mon, 16 Sep 2019

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Question : Started having diarrhea after taking generic Lamisol about 6 weeks for toenail fungus. Checked with prescribing physician and discontinued taking the Meds3days ago but continue with watery green-gray stools once or Twice a day. Is this normal

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Diarrhea is a known side effect. Pl get stool and blood tests done.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history well and understood the concerns.
Diarrhea is the commonest side effects of Lamisol/Lamisil.
You have discontinued the medicine just three days ago and may take a bit longer till the medicine is cleared from the body.
But it is necessary to find if there is any other cause for watery green-gray diarrhea once or twice a day.
This is possible to find by tests of stool and blood. And if there is indication of another cause like Bacterial infection, a specific treatment will be started by your treating Doctor.

Please get these things done and let me know the feedback.
Take care.

I hope this answers your query and helps you further.

With Regards.
Dr T Chandrakant.
General Surgeon.

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