Dayquil and Abdominal pain upper - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Abdominal pain upper is reported as a side effect among people who take Dayquil (acetaminophen; dextromethorphan; pseudoephedrine), especially for people who are female, 50-59 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Tylenol, and have Nasopharyngitis.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Abdominal pain upper when taking Dayquil. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,538 people who have side effects when taking Dayquil from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dayquil?

Dayquil has active ingredients of acetaminophen; dextromethorphan; pseudoephedrine. It is often used in cold symptoms. eHealthMe is studying from 1,815 Dayquil users. Check the latest studies of Dayquil.

What is Abdominal pain upper?

Abdominal pain upper is found to be associated with 2,960 drugs and 4,497 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Abdominal pain upper.

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On Aug, 30, 2026

1,538 people reported to have side effects when taking Dayquil.
Among them, 26 people (1.69%) have Abdominal pain upper.

Could Dayquil cause Abdominal pain upper?

Among these 26 people:

How long have people been on Dayquil when they have Abdominal pain upper? *

What is the gender of people who have Abdominal pain upper when taking Dayquil? *

female: 60.87 %
male: 39.13 %

What is the age of people who have Abdominal pain upper when taking Dayquil? *

What are other drugs people take besides Dayquil? *

What are other side effects people have besides Abdominal pain upper? *

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 10 people, 38.46%
Headache (pain in head): 8 people, 30.77%
Diarrhea: 8 people, 30.77%
Nausea And Vomiting: 7 people, 26.92%
Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 6 people, 23.08%
Pain: 6 people, 23.08%
Rashes (redness): 5 people, 19.23%
Back Pain: 5 people, 19.23%
Pain In Extremity: 5 people, 19.23%
Fever: 5 people, 19.23%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 7 people, 26.92%
Nasal Congestion (blockage of the nasal passages usually due to membranes lining the nose becoming swollen from inflamed blood vessels): 4 people, 15.38%
Depression: 3 people, 11.54%
Oropharyngeal Pain: 3 people, 11.54%
Insomnia (sleeplessness): 3 people, 11.54%
Rheumatoid Arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints): 2 people, 7.69%
Headache (pain in head): 2 people, 7.69%
Sinusitis (inflammation of sinus): 2 people, 7.69%
Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 2 people, 7.69%
Malignant Melanoma (skin cancer rises from melancytes): 2 people, 7.69%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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

Dayquil (1,815 reports)

Abdominal pain upper treatments and more:

Abdominal pain upper (243,364 reports)

How severe was Abdominal pain upper and when was it recovered:

Abdominal pain upper in Dayquil

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetaminophen; dextromethorphan; pseudoephedrine:

Abdominal pain upper and drugs with ingredients of acetaminophen; dextromethorphan; pseudoephedrine (45 reports)

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+

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Abdominal pain upper:

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Browse all the conditions that are associated with Abdominal pain upper:

Abdominal pain upper (4,497 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetaminophen; dextromethorphan; pseudoephedrine (the active ingredients of Dayquil) and Dayquil (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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