# IBS from medication 

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511>\
**Category:** Digestive health\
**Tags:** Irritable bowel syndrome\
**Created:** [2 October 2018 10:50 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511 "2018-10-02T10:50:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1088004](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1088004](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1088004)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2018 10:50 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511/1 "2018-10-02T10:50:52Z")

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Does anyone know if medication can cause IBS, notably antidepressants, antibiotics and Omeprazole (PPI)?

&nbsp;Can these medications cause IBS as a chronic condition, or is it more that their side-effects can mimic the symptoms of IBS?

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1054053](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/d6d6ee/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1054053](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1054053)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2018 12:48 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511/2 "2018-10-02T12:48:24Z")

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I'm sure medications can trigger ibs symptoms but if it's truly the cause, they should subside once medications are stopped. If these persist without medications than that could point to an actual case of ibs.

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1199406](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1199406](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1199406)\
**Post date:** [2 October 2018 18:28 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511/3 "2018-10-02T18:28:04Z")

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I had just acid reflux ( I think ) - but after taking opep ppi it shifted to what d say was ibs so I stopped taking them , it's two weeks now and still have ibs&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_597152](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/82dd89/32.png) [@nh\_user\_597152](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_597152)\
**Post date:** [3 October 2018 09:22 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/ibs-from-medication/680511/4 "2018-10-03T09:22:25Z")

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Medication will not cause IBS, but lots of medications can have digestive side effects.

Antibiotics are well known for causing stomach pain/cramp/diarrhoea.