Benefiber lower effectiveness of BCP?
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Benefiber lower effectiveness of BCP?
| Wed, 06-09-2004 - 10:31pm |
Hi,
I went to see my doctor yesterday but I forgot to ask her my question...maybe someone can help? I have to take daily (natural)laxatives... I take one packet of benefiber every morning in my coffee because I had a colostomy (now reversed) several years ago and because of diverticulitis, my surgeon recommended that I take a natural laxative every day for the rest of my life. I've tried fibercon and metamucil but I like benefiber better. Anyhow, this is really not a normal exlax type of laxative that will give you diahrhea (sp?) but I want to ensure that taking it in the morning, approximately 45 minutes after I take my bcp is not going to lower the effectiveness of my pill. Would it be better if I take my benefiber later in the day? Anyone know? Thanks for your help.
I went to see my doctor yesterday but I forgot to ask her my question...maybe someone can help? I have to take daily (natural)laxatives... I take one packet of benefiber every morning in my coffee because I had a colostomy (now reversed) several years ago and because of diverticulitis, my surgeon recommended that I take a natural laxative every day for the rest of my life. I've tried fibercon and metamucil but I like benefiber better. Anyhow, this is really not a normal exlax type of laxative that will give you diahrhea (sp?) but I want to ensure that taking it in the morning, approximately 45 minutes after I take my bcp is not going to lower the effectiveness of my pill. Would it be better if I take my benefiber later in the day? Anyone know? Thanks for your help.

Provided that the laxative is just making you "regular" (ie, normal bowel movements, not diarrhea), I think you should be fine. If it causes loose stools, I would likely time it so that you take your pill at a different time of day than the looseness happens - so if you commonly have loose stools in the morning, I would take the pill in the evening.
But like I said, just my opinion!