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What Causes Loose Motions?

Does vyvanse cause loose stools? I am a 26 yr old male I've been on vyvanse for two years but lately I've been having loose stools. I asked my doctor about it he reccomended I take a pro biotic it worked for about three weeks but now I'm back at square one
Wed, 6 Dec 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
Since you are taking Vynase for 2 years but got the loose stools recently indicate that these are not connected for sure.
Secondly Probiotics helped you means there is an intestinal problem.
Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation:
Get the stool tests for for 2 consecutive days.
Get the blood tests for CBC, thyroid and liver functions and any other tests as advised by your Doctor after a proper clinical evaluation and examination.
All these will point to the proper cause.
Get a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics for 5 days.
If you get the result well, have proper homemade foods , boiled and cooled water only to avoid recurrence.
If there is not much of a relief then you need an opinion of a Gastroenterologist and further tests like colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen to get a proper diagnosis to be treated accordingly.
If all the tests are normal then consider IBS that is Irritable Bowel Syndrome as the probable cause; reduce stress and anxiety and get an appropriate symptomatic treatment.
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What Causes Loose Motions?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Since you are taking Vynase for 2 years but got the loose stools recently indicate that these are not connected for sure. Secondly Probiotics helped you means there is an intestinal problem. Hence I would advise you the following in such a situation: Get the stool tests for for 2 consecutive days. Get the blood tests for CBC, thyroid and liver functions and any other tests as advised by your Doctor after a proper clinical evaluation and examination. All these will point to the proper cause. Get a course of an antibiotic, metronidazole and probiotics for 5 days. If you get the result well, have proper homemade foods , boiled and cooled water only to avoid recurrence. If there is not much of a relief then you need an opinion of a Gastroenterologist and further tests like colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen to get a proper diagnosis to be treated accordingly. If all the tests are normal then consider IBS that is Irritable Bowel Syndrome as the probable cause; reduce stress and anxiety and get an appropriate symptomatic treatment.