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Does Metformin Cause Fatigue And Indigestion?
For the last couple of months it seems that my poop smells sour, I have recently started metformin for diabetes, also take bystolic and exforge for high blood pressure, haven t noticed any weight loss I do notice I m fatigued more than usual Have not noticed any undigested food in stool.
Tue, 2 Jan 2018
welcome to hcm ..metformin has the bowel upset as a side effect and weakness ..metformin also causes vit b 12 deficiency ..please keep a check of FBS and RBS ..you should take multivitamins antioxidant combination in diabetes ...if fatigue is excessive then go for vit b12 testing ...if you find my answer as helpful please vote so
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