Vitamin d and Diarrhoea - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Diarrhoea is found among people who take Vitamin d, especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Vitamin d and have Diarrhoea. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 224,762 people who have side effects when taking Vitamin d from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Mar, 13, 2023

224,762 people reported to have side effects when taking Vitamin d.
Among them, 15,827 people (7.04%) have Diarrhoea.

What is Vitamin d?

Vitamin d has active ingredients of ergocalciferol. It is often used in low vitamin d. eHealthMe is studying from 234,634 Vitamin d users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Diarrhoea?

Diarrhoea is found to be associated with 4,785 drugs and 5,628 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Vitamin d and Diarrhoea reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Vitamin d and have Diarrhoea?

Check whether Diarrhoea is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related publications that referenced our studies

Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .

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How severe was Diarrhoea and when was it recovered:

Diarrhoea in Vitamin d

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ergocalciferol:

Diarrhoea and drugs with ingredients of ergocalciferol (18,996 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Vitamin d:

Vitamin d (234,634 reports)

Common Vitamin d side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 23,634 reports
Diarrhea: 15,827 reports
Headache (pain in head): 14,927 reports
Drug ineffective: 14,811 reports
Pain: 13,884 reports
Weakness: 12,993 reports
Dizziness: 12,165 reports
Joint pain: 11,351 reports

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Diarrhoea treatments and more:

Diarrhoea (635,766 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Diarrhoea:

Common drugs associated with Diarrhoea:

All the drugs that are associated with Diarrhoea:

Diarrhoea (4,785 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Diarrhoea:

Multiple myeloma: 27,552 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 27,466 reports
High blood pressure: 26,538 reports
Crohn's disease: 22,299 reports
Multiple sclerosis: 22,186 reports
Psoriasis: 20,189 reports
Primary pulmonary hypertension: 17,289 reports
Pain: 16,423 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Diarrhoea:

Diarrhoea (5,628 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ergocalciferol (the active ingredients of Vitamin d) and Vitamin d (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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