can ace inhibitors change your bowel habits

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I have had high blood pressure for over thirty years, continuously, for about 20 years. Through those years I have tried various BP medications, most of which have caused very uncomfortable side effects. I had a surgery in 1996, and at that time my dr.told me lotensin ace inhibitor was the right medication for me, and I have been taking it now for 12 years. With very few unnoticable side effects. Now I have new drs who told me to switch to lisinopril, basically because it is cost effective. I have been taking it for about a month and each week I feel worse. My bowels are all screwed up, I'm constipated, my bladder hurts cause of the pressure and my muscles ache. Can drs force you to do this. Sometimes I think drs make you sicker,,,Help me..I think that is the worst reason to make me switch medicines...

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Lisinopril can actually cause diarrhea, which is the exact opposite of what you are complaining of (constipation). You might want to think of other causes for this one (diet, other medications perhaps?)

Cramps/muscle pain & urination problems are all side effects of the drug.

Let's say that doctors usually weight the pros & cons when they prescribe a drug to a particular patient. If you still think that your doctor doesn't help you at all, see a second opinion.