• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • Diabetes UK staff will be logging into the forum at various times throughout this Bank Holiday weekend, however, if you require emergency medical assistance or advice please call 999, or if it is less urgent then please call the 24 hour NHS 111 service on 111. Alternatively, please speak to your GP or healthcare team.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Bloating and pain

Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
Stitch147

Stitch147

Well-Known Member
Relationship to Diabetes
MODY
Does anyone else on metformin or gliclazide get this? For the past few days now I've had a really badly bloated and painful belly in the late afternoon. I know this can be a side effect of the tablets.
Anyone else suffer and what do you do to help it?
On the plus side, just had another bg of 7.2!
 
I'm afraid I can't say anything about the bloating Stitch - but woohoo for the 7.2!!!
ban-woohoo.gif
 
I've heard of Metformin doing that, although I only tend to get that if I take it with Lansoprazole! Might be worth trying some Windeez (or similar) to see if it is a gas build up.

If it the Metformin potentially it's something that passes (the worth of metformin side effects usually go after a month).
 
I suffered bad nausea when I started on metformin back in September that passed after a couple of weeks. I've even been avoiding fizzy drinks for the past couple days too.
 
What about trying Met SR? a bit kinder to the tum, so they say!
 
I haven't had any side effects from the gliclazide but Christ the metformin does not go down well. I had to go on the modified release version (which are huge) and they still make me feel nauseous and bloated. I was initially on 2g but ive had to cut it down to 1g because I couldn't tolerate it. They put my gliclazide up to 120mg (160mg next week) because I can't take the metformin!

Ask your GP about the modified release version as many people have found it miles better!
 
Thanks Rosie I'll ask when I go next week.
 
I was on metformin and had all kinds of gastric problems, I seemed to spend more time in the loo than out of it. Have a chat to your doctor and see if he/she can give you anything to help. I was given codeine phosphate and loperimide, but I know these don't suit everyone. Or go have a chat to the pharmacist. Some folks find slow release metformin works better for them, but you'd need to see the doctor about it,

When I was in hospital getting my foot sorted out, I also had my diabetes medication sorted out and I am no longer on metformin, I have insulin instead and my gastric problems are much improved.
 
Status
This thread is now closed. Please contact Anna DUK, Ieva DUK or everydayupsanddowns if you would like it re-opened.
Back
Top