Recently I have started to have acid reflux really bad so I have started to take acid reducer everyday I'm also taking birth control every day. I've been told by a couple people that the acid reducer can make my birth control less potent... Is this true... My birth control is Viorele and I'm taking just regular equate ranitidine acid reducer 150mg... Please I need to know
Can acid relief pills affect my birth control pills?
Question posted by Lala_Eli0129 on 12 Feb 2014
Last updated on 12 February 2014 by LousArk
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LousArk
12 Feb 2014
No they will not lessen the affect of the contraceptive pill, although some types of the pill can cause heartburn.
kaismama
12 Feb 2014
It won't effect the birth control, however take them a few hours apart.
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