Long Term TTC & Assisted Conception Oct #2 2012

**wishanddream26** · October 21st, 2012, 02:24 PM

congrats to jo and myturn for getting ur af! Im having pretty bad side effects from the metformin.diareohea mainly and cramping quite painful. Taking imodium to try n help. I was just wandering if anyone else who is on it had this side effect at first then your body got use to it? Because i dont want to stop it if its helping me.

**nothing2lose** · October 21st, 2012, 02:28 PM

Wish - metformin does give you really bad diarrhea. I still get it now sometimes, a year on

The first few weeks are the worst.

The best thing to do is take it with food. Preferably nothing sugary, fried or carb based.

I wouldn't take Imodium with it.

**jo_white83** · October 21st, 2012, 02:40 PM

Thanks Wish, Miss B and Juniper! My IVF nurse hasn't told me when to do the injections yet... I'll try to give her a call in the morning! I had heard others on another forum say to do them at night to sleep through any bad side effects so I just thought I would ask you lovely women to see what you do...

Wish: I wouldn't take immodium to help with the diarrhoea... Speak to your FS an get their opinion, but at uni we were told that immodium can cause lots if problems if used continuously... Try eating more fibre and protein and less fat rich foods... Hope this helps!!!