The Pill & Absorption Into Bloodstream
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The Pill & Absorption Into Bloodstream
| Tue, 07-11-2006 - 1:47pm |
Hi there,
I was wondering how long it takes for the pill to absorb into your bloodstream?
Last night, exactly 1 hour and 55 min *after* I took my pill I finished eating a bowl of cereal and burped up a little piece of cereal (not vomited). Would this have in any way affected the pill I took almost 2 hours ago? Because I didn't throw up or spit anything out...should I take an extra one today just in case? I'm in the third week of my pack and I know the third week is important so I just wanted to make sure...
This sounds like a really paranoid question, sorry about that :)

Hi
Jill
Jill--
Hi, me again!
I am curious now after reading this message.
How long does the pill take to absorb into your bloodstream?
--Rose
Welcome back Rose,
Jill
It's a litlte more complicated than the 2 hour rule.... The 2 hour rule is for the pill to be absorbed -out- of your digestive system, where it goes into your blood stream and then has to be metabolized by the liver (I have no idea how long that takes) for the hormones to be used.
But a good rule of thumb is that you would need backup if you vomited or had diarrhea within 2 hours of taking your pill, once it gets out of your digestive system, it's not going anywhere.
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Hi Judie
thanks for the clarification. that's more of what i was after (how long it takes to matabolize). i have searched for that answer a bit before and couldn't really find anything. i suppose it would be different for every woman, since it has to go through the liver?
thanks again.
Rose