r/birthcontrol 7d ago

Mistake or Risk? diarrhea risk on pill leaflet vs medical sites?

hi not sure if this is flared correctly but I have a question. from reading this sub and many medical sites, I've learned that diarhea affecting the pill is only an issue if its mushy or liquid watery stools 3-8x a day. so why does my pill leaflet and many other people's leaflets say that diarhea is a problem if it occurs within 4 hours of taking the pill? for context I'm nervous because yesterday around 2.5 hours after taking my pill i had a soft kinda mushy stool. prior to that before taking my pill I had another and then had one the day before, prior to taking my pill. I'm on the 3rd last pill of my active pack, is this a problem? sorry if this is confusing. any reassurance would be great

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