Why do I have stomach pain after taking birth control pills? Do birth control pills also have side effects?

Many people have the habit of taking birth control pills because they are very convenient. They do not require condoms or contraceptive drugs in the vagina. You only need to take one pill orally to prevent pregnancy. Although the success rate of birth control pills is very high, they need to pass through the liver and intestines of the human body and will have side effects on the body. A few people will feel nausea, vomiting, and even have stomach pain after taking birth control pills. Be especially careful.

Side effects of birth control pills

Taking birth control pills actually inhibits or interrupts the normal state of the neuroendocrine axis, which has a certain impact on the body. Although occasional interference is not a big problem, it should not be done frequently. The side effects of taking birth control pills are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, and weakness. This often happens when you start taking a medication. When this reaction occurs, on the one hand, you can drink some strong tea, chew some candied ginger, and pickles; on the other hand, you must insist on taking the medication as prescribed. As the body adapts to the medication, the reaction will gradually disappear. For some women who have more severe reactions, they can take the following reaction-suppressing drugs appropriately: vitamin B6, 20 mg each time, 3 times a day; vitamin C, 100 mg per second, 3 times a day; anti-reaction tablets, 1 tablet each time, 3 times a day; compound aluminum hydroxide tablets or yeast tablets, 1 gram each time, once a day, taken together with contraceptives.

2. Leucorrhea increases and becomes thinner. It often occurs after taking long-acting contraceptives. Generally, no treatment is required. If there is too much leucorrhea, you can put a Chinese medicine tablet in the vagina every night.

3. Intermittent vaginal bleeding. It often occurs after missing a dose of birth control pills. Generally, as long as you continue to take the pills on time, the bleeding will stop and your menstrual period will return to normal. Of course, you can also ask your doctor to adjust the medication, or you can change to other contraceptives. For example, if you bleed after taking No. 2 contraceptive, you can switch to No. 1 contraceptive.

4. Lack of menstruation or even amenorrhea. This condition does not have much impact on physical health and is often temporary. If you have amenorrhea for three consecutive months, you should stop taking the medication, take other contraceptive measures, and resume taking the medication after menstruation resumes on its own. If menstruation still does not occur within one month after stopping the medication, you should ask your doctor to use drugs such as medroxyprogesterone acetate, combined progesterone or menstrual induction tablets to induce menstruation based on the examination results. After that, you should switch to other contraceptives.

5. Gaining weight too quickly. If there is edema, diuretics and low-salt food should be used; if the weight continues to increase significantly, the medication should be stopped and other contraceptive methods should be used instead.

6. Yellow-brown spots appear on the face. It will generally disappear gradually after stopping the medication. If you take vitamin B or vitamin C, the effect will be better.

7. Breast pain. Generally, the dosage can be reduced. If the condition is serious, you should consider stopping the medication and choosing other contraceptive measures.