Pepto and testing ?

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hledgess
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Pepto and testing ?

Postby hledgess » Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:41 pm

As most of you know if you have been following my post.. I've been having a lot of symptoms for about two weeks .. I stopped questran for about 5 days and just took levsin and a lot of pepto .. I was told by a nurse that it wouldn't effect it so I don't think about drinking half a bottle a day and when I tested positive the other two times I was also on a lot of pepto.. however there's a Facebook group admin and contributors that insist I will test negative bc of taking so much pepto ..and sent a link with it that I can't really understand .. so now I am worried that even it's negative that it is not accurate .. does anyone know anything about this? Drs have told you or lab has told you? Or personal experience of testing positive while on soo much of it .. the tests my dr always orders are the PCR of that matters ..

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby beth22 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:34 pm

I have tested positive on lots of Pepto more than once.

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby georgina » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:51 am

For a peace of mind , you can stop the Pepto for a day or two and ask to be retested.

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby hledgess » Tue Jul 11, 2017 10:36 am

They won't retest .. I called to ask if the dr knew anything n he said he's never heard of that affecting it .. so I'm just going to try n believe it's really negative .. thanks guys.. hoping things improve for me.. I'll start back on questran now that testing is over

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby susant » Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:05 am

Glad it was negative!! You even said you've tested positive before on Pepto so I'd trust the test!! Happy for you and hope you feel better!

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby hledgess » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:14 pm

Thanks!!! I'm trying to trust it haha .. I don't think I've taken the xtra strength before but I'm sure it's fine.. I just had pencil him stool for two days so that freaks me out .. n I know I know keep my nose out of the toilet.. but that's hard!!!

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Re: Pepto and testing ?

Postby hledgess » Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:19 pm

Now if I could have a regular bowel movement and not thin like a pencil or Diarrhea!! So frustrating


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