Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Diarrhea
| About medication causes: Another misdiagnosis possibility is that a particular medication or substance may be the real cause of the disease. Certain medications, chemicals, toxins or substances may possibly be underlying causes of Diarrhea. Side effects of medications, or exposure to toxins, chemicals, or other substances may cause a symptom or condition. Hence, they become possible underlying causes of Diarrhea but are often misdiagnosed or overlooked as a cause. For a general overview of this misdiagnosis issue, see Medication Underlying Cause Misdiagnosis. |
Medication causes list: The list of possible medications or substances mentioned in sources as possibly causing Diarrhea includes:
- Laxatives
- Antibiotics
- Blood pressure medications
- Antacids containing magnesium
- Digitalis
- Quinidine
- Certain anti-diabetes drugs
- Certain cholesterol drugs
- Chemotherapy
- Colchicine
- Radiation therapy
Last revision: Nov 11, 2003
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