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Pravastatin And Enlarged Prostate Seem To Cause Constipation. Suggest?

Posted on Tue, 15 Oct 2013

Question: pravastatin and enlarged prostate seem to cause constipation.

Answered by Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (55 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
QUESTION IS NOT CLEAR...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to Healthcare magic,

As your question is not clear I request you to ask in a way like this..

1. what excatly is your problem?
2. whether you want to ask pravastatin use is linked with constipation?
3.or else enlarged prostate linked with constipation?

Awaiting for your reply,
regards,
Dr.SIVAYOGI

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (14 minutes later)

IS PREVASTATIN LINKED WITH CONSTIPATION?

Answered by Dr. Venkat Sivayogi (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Its use not documented to cause constipation

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back,

My answer is - NO

Pravastatin is NOT linked with constipation. Instead it causes flatulence and abdominal bloats. Those patients who are reporting constipation after pravastatin use,they may have already had that problem.

regards,
Dr.SIVAYOGI.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar