So there is this lovely drug called Metformin that I take to help control the ole blood sugar and it works a treat. However, it seems to be leaving me with a constant low grade stomach ache and very very frequent Diarrhea. My Doctor and I have experimented with lowering the dose but it does not seem to make much difference. This is a known side-effect of the drug, but I am reluctant to start changing things and risking introduction of new side-effects or lose some of the effectiveness of my current cocktail since it does a good job of keeping the numbers where they should be.

Has anyone out there experienced this issue and found a way to help minimize the side effect? (besides taking it with food, which I do)
posted by Lord Widebottom on Jun 10, 2009 - 11 answers

How do I heal my gut? [more inside]
posted by missuswayne on Mar 20, 2009 - 15 answers

What could cause this particular intestinal condition? Yucky details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 11, 2009 - 20 answers

This is a question about digestion and the end result. This is purely a matter of abstract curiosity. I promise not to provide too much information. [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Jan 27, 2009 - 11 answers

TMI Medical Filter: Previously, I had sometimes crippling stomach pain. That went away. Now I'm, uh, bleeding. Rectally. Um. Yeah. But my HMO doesn't seem to care all that much. MetaFilter is not my doctor, but I can't go to my doctor to ask... should I skip my HMO and go to the hospital? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 11, 2008 - 26 answers

Belching, farting and other icky stuff. What the hell just happened to my gastrointestinal system? Disgusting details inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 1, 2008 - 18 answers

Where/how can I get myself some pig whipworm eggs? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 25, 2005 - 3 answers

So this upper-GI endoscopy thing I keep hearing about. Uh, is there anyway you can request one of those new capsule endoscopies? Apparently the also don't knock you out. Personally I'd rather have to swallow a capsule then have them snaking a tube down my throat while I'm awake. Can I demand being knocked out? Am I the patient that doctor's roll their eyes at? [more inside]
posted by geoff. on Nov 18, 2004 - 16 answers