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Could Frequent Diarrhea Along With Breathing Difficulty And Fatigue Be Side Effects Of Metformin?
My husband has the following: Frequent bouts of diarrhea for months, now almost every time he eats; Very weak; Trouble sleeping even with C-PAP; goes to sleep almost every time he sits down; trouble breathing; losing weight in parts of his body but stomach is larger and fairly hard; feet and ankles are swollen- no indention for ankles at all. He is diabetic and has A-Fib. Takes Metformin -4 tabs daily. Could he be having a build up of Metformin?
Metformin can cause a number of GI side effects like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, flatulence, anorexia. However it is well -tolerated by majority of patients and GI side effects eventually wears off on continuation of the drug.
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Could Frequent Diarrhea Along With Breathing Difficulty And Fatigue Be Side Effects Of Metformin?
Hello, Metformin can cause a number of GI side effects like diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal bloating, flatulence, anorexia. However it is well -tolerated by majority of patients and GI side effects eventually wears off on continuation of the drug. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.