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Provider if you have a partial blockage of your gut, or if you have an ileostomy or colostomy (openings made in the belly to collect poo). Dicyclomine should not be used and may be harmful if you have a gut blockage. Infectious Diarrhea. Tell your healthcare provider if you have a stomach infection or food-related illness. Taking dicyclomine while you have an illness from certain bacteria, sometimes called salmonella dysentery, may lead to severe swelling or a hole in the intestines. Mental Health Problems. Tell your healthcare provider about any recent and current mental health problems, especially if you have had symptoms such as losing touch with reality or seeing, hearing, or believing things that aren’t real, also called hallucinations.Other Medicines and Supplements. Dicyclomine may interact with other medicines and supplements. Before using dicyclomine, tell your healthcare provider about any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, vitamins/minerals, herbal products, and other supplements you are using. See the Interactions section below for more details.Pregnancy. It is not known if or how dicyclomine could affect pregnancy or harm an unborn baby. It should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Tell your healthcare provider if you are or plan to become pregnant. Breastfeeding. Dicylomine passes into breast milk and may harm a breastfed infant. Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Your healthcare provider will advise you if you should stop dicyclomine or stop breastfeeding. Interactions Does dicyclomine interact with foods or drinks?There are no known interactions between dicyclomine and foods or drinks. It is unknown if drinking alcohol will affect dicyclomine. The risk of dizziness, blurred vision, or sleepiness may be increased if you drink alcohol while taking dicyclomine.Does dicyclomine interact with other medicines (drug interactions)?Always tell your healthcare provider about any prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, vitamins/minerals, herbal products, and other supplements you are using.In particular, make sure that you discuss if you are using any of the following before using dicyclomine.Any other medicine that causes dizziness and sleepiness (e.g., prescription pain medicines, sleep medicines, and medicines for anxiety)A medicine used to treat an eye condition called glaucomaAn anticholinergic medicine, which includes antihistamines and certain medicines for overactive bladder, Parkinson’s disease, stomach problems, motion sickness, and othersAn antacid, which is a medicine that neutralizes the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn, such as calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxideA medicine that affects motility in the gut, such as metoclopramide (Reglan, Gimoti)Dicyclomine may affect the absorption of some other medicines. Tell your healthcare provider about all medicines that you take or have recently taken. Does interact with other drugs you are taking? Enter your medication into the WebMD interaction checker Overdose/Missed Dose What should I do if I accidentally use too much dicyclomine?If you or someone else has used too much dicyclomine, get medical help right away, call 911, or contact a Poison Control center at 800-222-1222.What should I do if I miss a dose of dicyclomine?If you miss a dose, skip the missed
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