Are Nausea And Constipation Side Effects Of Livalo (pitavastatin) ?
Thank you for your query.
Statins may not be responsible for your symptoms like nausea, constipation, diarrhea etc.
As you are 53 years now and your symptoms of alternating bowel habits could be due to an underlying disease condition which may require an immediate attention of your doctor.
So I suggest you to consult you doctor and get the following tests done:
1. Stool examination including occult blood - To rule out conditions like chronic infections, bowel cancer etc
2. Colonoscopy - To rule out polyps, growths, obstructive lesions etc
3. If the above two tests are normal. You will have to get an intestinal motility tests done.
Following which we may arrive at a probable diagnosis for your condition and its treatment.
I hope my answer has been adequate and informative. If you have any follow up queries I will be available to answer them.