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My wife is 15 weeks pregnant. She's suffering from diarrhea for 2-3 days. According to her, she's suffering this problem after taking ferrous sulphate and folic acid tablets. Kindly suggest some medicine, her condition is not good.
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Hi, she can take Activated charcoal capsules 3 times daily and should stop the iron pills. Also probiotics (Lacto GG) 1 sachet per day for 2 weeks and Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) 3 times a day till the diarrhoea stops.
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some pts do have this problem with iron salts.Inform your doctor she will change the salt if still the problem prevails and hb is less we can go for parental route (i.m or i.v)
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She can try ferrous ascorbate with folic acid.
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Change into another form of iron which doesn't cause diarrhea. Talk to your doctor.
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