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What Causes Diarrhea After Taking Ivermectin?
Posted on
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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Wed, 25 Jan 2017
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Question : If I have diarrhea 2 hours after taking ivermectin, is the ivermectin still absorbed adequately?
Brief Answer:
Unlikely absorbed
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The complete dose of ivermection to make any impact of its admininstration would not have happened. It would be slowly absorbed by the gut.
I would suggest to take another dose of ivermectin in such a case to my patients.
Unlikely absorbed
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
The complete dose of ivermection to make any impact of its admininstration would not have happened. It would be slowly absorbed by the gut.
I would suggest to take another dose of ivermectin in such a case to my patients.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Diarrhea started 2 hours after dose and lasted 30 minutes.
Brief Answer:
Next dose of ivermectin after diarrhoea resolves
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Is it only one episode or continous even now. If it is one episode after 2 hours and was not continuing then you can wait for the next dose of ivermectin till you stop having diarrhoea.
Next dose of ivermectin after diarrhoea resolves
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Is it only one episode or continous even now. If it is one episode after 2 hours and was not continuing then you can wait for the next dose of ivermectin till you stop having diarrhoea.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
There was only one episode of diarrhea.
May I conclude that at least 95% of the Ivermectin has been absorbed by the stomach and small intestine within 2 hours after an Ivermectin dose following a meal.
I am repeating this followup question that I sent 12 hours ago.
There was only one episode of diarrhea.
May I conclude that at least 95% of the Ivermectin has been absorbed by the stomach and small intestine within 2 hours after an Ivermectin dose following a meal
May I conclude that at least 95% of the Ivermectin has been absorbed by the stomach and small intestine within 2 hours after an Ivermectin dose following a meal.
I am repeating this followup question that I sent 12 hours ago.
There was only one episode of diarrhea.
May I conclude that at least 95% of the Ivermectin has been absorbed by the stomach and small intestine within 2 hours after an Ivermectin dose following a meal
Brief Answer:
60 to 70% was absorbed is my opinion
Detailed Answer:
I would optimistically think 60% to 70% of ivermectin would have been absorbed within 2 hours. As there are a lot of other factors that influence the absorption not only diarrhoea.
There is no harm in taking one more dose of Ivermectin as prescribed by your doctor.
60 to 70% was absorbed is my opinion
Detailed Answer:
I would optimistically think 60% to 70% of ivermectin would have been absorbed within 2 hours. As there are a lot of other factors that influence the absorption not only diarrhoea.
There is no harm in taking one more dose of Ivermectin as prescribed by your doctor.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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