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Can Pepto Bismol Be Taken By A Crohn's Patient?

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Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2014
Question: should someone with crohn's take pepto bismol
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Answered by Dr. Deepak Kishore Kaltari (3 hours later)
Brief Answer: can be safely be taken Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Patients with Crohn disease have no specific diet or medicine restriction. The general instruction given is avoid anything that aggravates your problem Pepto bismol has the following ingredients carbonate, D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, povidone, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate. None of the ingredients present in it will aggravate Crohn disease. So it can be safely be taken for right indication. Take care Best Regards Dr Deepak Kishore MBBS, MS, MCH Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
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Can Pepto Bismol Be Taken By A Crohn's Patient?

Brief Answer: can be safely be taken Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to Healthcare-Magic Greetings of the day Patients with Crohn disease have no specific diet or medicine restriction. The general instruction given is avoid anything that aggravates your problem Pepto bismol has the following ingredients carbonate, D&C Red No. 27 aluminum lake, magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, polysorbate 80, povidone, silicon dioxide, sodium starch glycolate. None of the ingredients present in it will aggravate Crohn disease. So it can be safely be taken for right indication. Take care Best Regards Dr Deepak Kishore MBBS, MS, MCH Consultant Pediatric Surgeon