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Can Metformin Initiate Stomach Problem

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Dr. Vidya KR MD

Is there an alternate medicine for metformin which is easy on the stomach ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vidya KR ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I have type 2 diabetes , I was on metformin 500mg twice a day. Took them for 6days had stomach ... metformin. I ask the doctor could i switch back to metformin and cut the pill in half or take... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I take metformin for type 2 diabetes and it upsets my stomach. Can I take tums with it? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.    Muhammad Ahmad MD

hi dr - XXXXXXX discomfort immediately after eating with pulsing and churning stomach, heart irr and discomfort in bowel. had endoscopy - lax hiatus and stomach polyp - no helicobactor or celiac ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Lohit K MD

I have type 2 diabetes and take metformin ...also I am 76 years old....Anyway I have a pain in my abdomen and it feels like my stomach should growl but doesn't. I decided not to take the metformin for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lohit K ( Diabetologist)

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Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

Dr. insists the metformin is the problem. She switched me to actos. ...Hi, my Dr. took me off tricor about 5 weeks ago. I explained i was having alot of stomach problems ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rakesh Hasabe MD

taking it for 2 days now, before breakfast. but now i have an upset stomach. does it have a contraindication with metformin? because i took 500mg metformin after breakfast, which is my usual dose for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Hasabe ( OBGYN)
Dr.  Basheer Ahamed MD

body is bloated and my stomach hurts. Could the Metformin be causing this,before it was just my stomach ...I am a type 1 diabetic in ER This weekend dehydrated. I am insulin resistant and on... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Basheer Ahamed ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Olgeta Jorgji Xhufka MD

I ve taken metformin for several years. At first nothing happened but for the last few months I ve began to get bad stomach pains.I take 2 metformin a day. 1000 mgs. I make sure that I am always eating... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olgeta Jorgji Xhufka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

Is there an alternative to Metformin that doesn t upset stomach? My friend abandoned Metformin ... Glumetza, but when I checked for side effects, they are very similar to the ones Metformin... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)