I am a coeliac (Female 55 years ) and was prescribed lustral a few months ago for anxiety. However Ive since suffered from stomach cramps and diarrhea afew times a week initially and for the past week I have had a few episodes every morning. Is lustral the cause of the probelm. Im good for staying on gluten free diet and I eat well.
Hi, thanks for the query. Short answer Yes; Austral (sertraline) is the cause of your abdominal cramps & diarrhea. Sertraline is a SSRI type of Chat Doctor.  As such it is very safe, but it does cause abdominal cramps, bloating, diarrhea in a few patients. If you are having some relief in anxiety symptoms with Austral; then you can either wait for 2 weeks for your body to adapt to austral so that these symptoms will subside (side effects usually within first few weeks of starting medications).Otherwise, you can be switched to other SSRI like Escitalopram, paroxetine, fluoxetine, fluoxetine etc. which are relatively free of abdominal side effects. Consult your doctor for change of