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From FDA reports: Synthroid and Frequent bowel movements

This is a study of Frequent bowel movements (Diarrhea) among people who take Synthroid. The study analyzes: the time on Synthroid when people have Frequent bowel movements, gender and age of these people, the severity of Frequent bowel movements, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Synthroid. In total 82,788 Synthroid users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Synthroid

Synthroid has active ingredients of levothyroxine sodium. It is used in hypothyroidism, thyroid function tests, thyroid diseases, chronic thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism. Commonly reported side effects of Synthroid include nausea, fatigue, weakness, dizziness, breathing difficulty.

Frequent bowel movements

Frequent bowel movements has been reported by people with high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis, pain, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis.

On May, 25, 2013: 82,788 people reported to have side effects when taking Synthroid. Among them, 3,693 people (4.46%) have Frequent Bowel Movements.

Trend of Frequent bowel movements in Synthroid reports

**Time on Synthroid when people have Frequent bowel movements * :**

	< 1 month	1 - 6 months	6 - 12 months	1 - 2 years	2 - 5 years	5 - 10 years	10+ years
Frequent bowel movements	26.14%	14.77%	12.50%	6.82%	11.36%	1.14%	27.27%

**Gender of people who have Frequent bowel movements when taking Synthroid * :**

	Female	Male
Frequent bowel movements	82.97%	17.03%

**Age of people who have Frequent bowel movements when taking Synthroid * :**

	0-1	2-9	10-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
Frequent bowel movements	0.03%	0.15%	0.59%	1.55%	4.25%	11.90%	23.34%	58.19%

Severity of Frequent bowel movements when taking Synthroid :**

	least	moderate	severe	most severe
Frequent bowel movements	11.11%	55.56%	33.33%	0.00%

How people recovered from Frequent bowel movements :**

	while on the drug	after off the drug	not yet
Frequent bowel movements	0.00%	0.00%	100.00%

**Top conditions involved for these people * :**

Hypothyroidism (610 people, 16.52%)
Hypertension (371 people, 10.05%)
Osteoporosis (343 people, 9.29%)
Depression (233 people, 6.31%)
Thyroid disorder (198 people, 5.36%)

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**Top co-used drugs for these people * :**

Aspirin (686 people, 18.58%)
Lasix (501 people, 13.57%)
Lipitor (406 people, 10.99%)
Fosamax (352 people, 9.53%)
Nexium (329 people, 8.91%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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