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| nicky_19
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 3:06 pm |
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For the past two years i have experienced really bad gas. i read up on averages and mine is defiantly way above the average.
When i think about the timing of the flatulence problem, it started around the time i got my contraceptive implant inserted in my arm. (its an implanon implant) could there be a link with this to the gas problem? it seams to be getting worse and worse.
it rarely causes me pain, and i had no change to my diet to bring on the sudden problem two years ago, it has just got worse and worse, to the point where its ruining my social life.
Also i have a rash on my upper arms, back and sometimes face that look like small patches around a 50 pence size or really dry irritating skin, i got this about a year before the gas problem, i went to my gps who said it was eczema but no creams helped, they then said it was a yeast infection but i had an allergy to the cream. i haven't been back since. Could this mean i'm allergic to some kind of food? and that is what is causing the flatulence?
Also i almost never burp
Any help would be so much appreciated
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| Dr.M.Aroon kamath
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:11 pm |
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 Hi,
On July 20, 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a long-acting 68-mg etonogestrel implant for contraceptive use. Since then, several implantable contraceptives have been introduced.
A number of Nonmenstrual adverse events have been reported.
Some of these reported adverse reactions pertaining to the skin are,
- acne,
- hair loss and
- hirsutism.
The association between skin and hair problems appears to be more with use of progestogen implants.These adverse events and are possibly steroid-related.
Gastrointestinal adverse reactions also have been reported, but are mostly non-specific (nausea, vague abdominal pains).
Implantable contraceptives are fairly recent arrivals and therefore post-marketing surveillance is still on-going.The skin lesions that you describe and the flatulence may or may not be related to their use.
However, i urge you to report these to the concerned authorities (such as the FDA in the US) in the country you live in. Every such report is vitally important in identifying adverse events.
Best wishes!
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