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Suggest Treatment For Diarrhea After Taking Accutane
My name is Trent . Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. Had surgery and removed it all. I had 45 days of temodar and 30 days of radiation. Afterwards I took a full year of temodar then as maintence they put me on Accutane. Took Accutane for 10 months with only dry skin and nose. But they changed the manufactor of Acutane that is made in India. After 2 weeks on this acutane I developed diarrhea. Doctor told me to stop taking Acutane. After 2 months of diarrhea. I had a colonoscopy. Looks like I have diverticulitis. I feel for sure it is from the acutane made in India. I did not have problem with acutane made in the US
Wed, 15 Jul 2020
Hi,
Sometimes medications differ in the pill composition and traces of diary product could lead to diarrhea if you are lactose intolerance. Please check if you are lactose intolerant and if the pill made in India has diary traces.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
Sometimes medications differ in the pill composition and traces of diary product could lead to diarrhea if you are lactose intolerance. Please check if you are lactose intolerant and if the pill made in India has diary traces.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muhammed Aslam T. K., Pediatrician
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