u/Fabulous-Doctor-1870

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Prucalopride before microbiome test

I already did a SIBO test 1,5 years earlier (it was positive) but my symptoms don’t wanna get better so I figured I’ll do a gut microbiome test to see what’s going on in my gut.

My problem is that I started birth control pills for adenomyosis and it really slowed down my motility. Before this I was regular but I had constant diarhea like stools.

I started to take 0,5 mg prucalopride to get my poop urge back and it worked.

I should stop taking motility agents before my gut test, but if I don’t take prucalopride, I wont poop. But I need poop for my test. So it’s a vicious cycle.:(

My guestion is:

Would taking my usual dosage of prucalopride really affect the microbiome test that much?

My symptoms are the same as before birth control and prucalopride, so I think if there’s a big problem in my gut, it would show anyway. But I might be wrong??

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u/Fabulous-Doctor-1870 — 3 days ago