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Suffering From Diarrhea And Headache After Taking Budesonide And Nitrofurantoin Tablets. Shall I Stop It Completely?
I have been taking 5 budesonide, a week m - f, and also nitrofurantoin - 1 table a day. I have had diahrrea for 2-3 months, and am wondering if i can stop taking nitro completely, as I am wondering if this is the cause of it. I also have developed headaches in the morning when I wake up.
Wed, 4 Dec 2013
Hello,
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. It is not good to stop the drugs abruptly without consulting your doctor. There will be side effects with the drugs you have mentioned but before stopping those drugs you need to get changed to another drug and then watch for the change. If you have the problem still then you need to rule out inflammatory bowel disease. For morning headaches I will ruleout sinusitis if you were my patient. Thank you.
I have gone through your query and understood your concerns. It is not good to stop the drugs abruptly without consulting your doctor. There will be side effects with the drugs you have mentioned but before stopping those drugs you need to get changed to another drug and then watch for the change. If you have the problem still then you need to rule out inflammatory bowel disease. For morning headaches I will ruleout sinusitis if you were my patient. Thank you.
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