Does diarrhea affect Nuvaring?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Does diarrhea affect Nuvaring?
2
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 2:45pm
Just wondering if diarrhea or vomiting affect Nuvaring the same way as they would the Pill. I cannot find this information in the instructions that came with my ring.

Thanks.

Lisa

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-13-2004
Mon, 05-10-2004 - 5:08pm
I'm not 101% positive, but I don't believe that diarrhea affects the effectiveness...

The reason vomiting or having extreme diarrhea within 2 hours of taking the pill can cause a problem is due to the pill not being fully digested/absorbed. The ring (like the patch) provides hormones transdermally, so this should not be a problem.

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-18-2003
Tue, 05-11-2004 - 1:02am
vomiting and diarrhea will not affect the absorption of the nuvaring since the hormones pass through the skin and directly into your blood stream.