Does HIV Cause Loose Stool

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

can hiv cause loose stools im very nervous about it , the only unprotected sex i had was oral performed on me . i had unprotected sex for vaginal like two years ago Read more »

ok so here we go.......i have had loose stools now for about 2 weeks, they have not been completly runny, more like pieces (sorry i know thats alot maybe too much info) and i am on antibiotics for what my doctor thinks is a infection that is... Read more »

Yellow, loose stool continuing three weeks after PEP

Posted by Tyne2011, 1 Reply

Hi everyone,
Has anyone experienced prolonged GI side effects from PEP? I took kaletra and Combivir for 40 days total (long story) instead of 28. During therapy, I had loose stools that were controlled by loperamide. I've read on this site that side... Read more »

hiv and stool

Posted by theman22, 1 Reply

can hiv cause green stool? this morning is the first time i have gotten it in a long long time. im not on a diet or anything i didnt eat anything unordinary. the only thing i did last night was drink some beer and thats it. any help? Read more »

Persistent loose stool for 2-3 weeks, ARS?

Posted by canadian1984, 1 Reply

I have to say, for the last month I have been stressing over this.

I would like to ask members who have seen seroconversion before; how common do you see someone experience loose stool for nearly a month? I thought it was these sugar alcohol cookies... Read more »

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Antibiotics, Sustiva, Truvada and loose stools

Hey!Haven't found anything about this elsewhere. I had a Nocardia pneumonia about a year ago and took Septrim Forte for six months to battle it. Last November, my MD took me off the Septrim; however, this past month he put me back on it as a...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Septra (Bactrim or TMP/SMX) is recommended for HIV+ persons while the CD4 count < 200 to prevent Pneumocystis and other infections. Most patients experience minimal gut side effects from even long term use of that antibiotic. Truvada and less... Read more »

Medicines & loose stools

I am taking Wellbutrin xl 150mg Daily, Atripla nightly, lamictal 200mg nightly, lipitor 20 mg nightly, klonopin 1mg nightly. I have been positive since 02/06. I have nondectable viral load, Tcells 375-400. I am under a bit of stress, BUT could the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Essentially all of your medications can cause/aggravate loose stools in some patients (the tenofovir in the Atripla most likely of the HIV medications) and that includes the Lamictal, Lipitor, Wellbutrin, and Klonopin! It can be a real challenge to... Read more »

Loose stools, not on meds!

Dear Doctor Frascino,I was infected with HIV in December `08 and diagnosed in March `09. I currently have CD4 of 729, and a VL which has dropped form over 10,000 to 1,400. According to `resistance tests` , i have a virus which is resistant to most...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,That you have contracted a virus that is "resistant to most meds" should be a warning and wakeup call to everyone reading this forum. It is indeed possible to contract a strain of virus that is already resistant to one or even many HIV... Read more »

loose stools and losing my hair! help!

hi my name is laura and i am an indian woman from south africa i started arvs 3 months ago and i noticed that i have very loose stools the whole day whenever i have something to eat or even if it is just a cup of tea i an very worried i am taking...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Loose stools can be a side effect of Aluvia (Kaletra in US) and sometimes the tenofovir in Truvada. Many other causes of loose stools can be seen in the setting of HIV infection and in the general population as well so an evaluation is recommended... Read more »

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