Cotrim and Ileus paralytic - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ileus paralytic is reported as a side effect among people who take Cotrim (sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Spiriva, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ileus paralytic when taking Cotrim. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 8,881 people who have side effects when taking Cotrim from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Cotrim?

Cotrim has active ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim. eHealthMe is studying from 8,890 Cotrim users. Check the latest studies of Cotrim.

What is Ileus paralytic?

Ileus paralytic (obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles) is found to be associated with 682 drugs and 851 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ileus paralytic.

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On Sep, 03, 2026

8,881 people reported to have side effects when taking Cotrim.
Among them, 16 people (0.18%) have Ileus paralytic.

Among these 16 people:

How long have people been on Cotrim when they have Ileus paralytic? *

What is the gender of people who have Ileus paralytic when taking Cotrim? *

female: 50 %
male: 50 %

What is the age of people who have Ileus paralytic when taking Cotrim? *

What are other drugs people take besides Cotrim? *

What are other side effects people have besides Ileus paralytic? *

Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar): 3 people, 18.75%
Abdominal Pain: 3 people, 18.75%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 3 people, 18.75%
Respiratory Acidosis (respiratory failure or ventilatory failure, causes the ph of blood and other bodily fluids to decrease): 3 people, 18.75%
Asthma: 2 people, 12.50%
Multi-Organ Failure (multisystem organ failure): 2 people, 12.50%
Metabolic Acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body): 2 people, 12.50%
Cardiac Arrest: 2 people, 12.50%
Fever: 2 people, 12.50%
Malignant Neoplasm Progression (cancer tumour came back): 2 people, 12.50%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 18.75%
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (All) (cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts): 2 people, 12.50%
Diabetes: 2 people, 12.50%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 2 people, 12.50%
Asthma: 2 people, 12.50%
Lymph Node Abscess (pus in lymph node): 2 people, 12.50%
Bronchial Disorder: 2 people, 12.50%
Pneumonia: 2 people, 12.50%
Fungal Infection: 2 people, 12.50%
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (acute cancer in which the bone marrow makes abnormal myeloblasts): 1 person, 6.25%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Cotrim:

Cotrim (8,890 reports)

Ileus paralytic treatments and more:

Ileus paralytic (6,720 reports)

How severe was Ileus paralytic and when was it recovered:

Ileus paralytic in Cotrim

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim:

Ileus paralytic and drugs with ingredients of sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Cotrim:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Ileus paralytic:

Ileus paralytic (682 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Ileus paralytic:

Ileus paralytic (851 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on sulfamethoxazole; trimethoprim (the active ingredients of Cotrim) and Cotrim (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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