WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 1998: Re: Acid reflux and the Pill

Re: Acid reflux and the Pill

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 3 Feb 1998 19:21:02 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 3 Feb 1998, cyberT wrote: >
>last night, 30 minutes after taking the pill (Alesse), I had some
>stomach acid come up--it was clear, and BURNED on the way up my throat
>and nose (I was lying down). No actual what I would call vomit came up
>with it. It is important to mention that this was only my 2nd pill
>ever.

Thanks for sharing. Glad I finished dinner before doing this tonight.

>Concerned how this would effect my pill's effectiveness, I called the
>doctor, who told me to take 2 just as if I had vomited. I usually take
>my pill at 9:00 p.m., but couldn't get the doctor's advice until 11:00
>a.m. the next morning,at which time I immediately took another pill,
>and am planning on taking another at 9 pm., as usual.
>
>My questions are this: going by how I took one at 9, acid came up at
>about 9:30, and took another the next morning, with the one later
>tonight (whew!), how will this affect the effectiveness of the pill?

It shouldn't.

>Will it be ineffective for the rest of my cycle, or just for the
>standard 7 days?

Door #2, Monte.

>My boyfriend and I are wusses about this, and plan to use condoms with
>the pill as our BC combo method. When, because of this incident, will
>it be safe to do so?

Congrats on the condoms. It's always safe to use condoms. As far as the pill, I know it says 7-14 days depending upon the manufacturer, but I'm a chicken. I feel a lot safer after the first month. Not scientific but fear rarely is.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm

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