Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for increased bowel movements (frequency)
305 FDA adverse-event reports reference increased bowel movements (frequency) (VeDDRA 2231). Plate codes and volume neighbourhood below; species, breeds, and drugs follow.
- #862 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 305
- reports citing this reaction
- 4.6%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Increased bowel movements (frequency) has 305 reports now versus 302 in that prior snapshot: 3 more (1.0%).
- Report change
- +3
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.0 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
Subscribe to Increased bowel movements (frequency) changesFDA AER · VeDDRA plate
Code 2231 VOL-LOW
VOL-LOW · DEATH-LOW · MID-PACK · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-LOW 305 reports
- DEATH-LOW 4.6%
- MID-PACK #862/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Increased seizure fre…
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 282
- DRUG-LEAD Milbemycin Oxime… · 27
- DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Increased seizure frequency (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Report-volume neighbourhood around Increased bowel movements
Highest and lowest poles plus nearest volume peers, not a full 2,500-reaction corpus board reprint.
Increased bowel movements (frequency): low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Increased bowel movements (frequency)'s 4.6% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume sits in the middle third of the reaction corpus. Death-coded share is lower-third: 14 of 305 reports (4.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Increased seizure frequency (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (282). Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad (27).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
Nationwide reactions with similar profiles
Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Increased bowel movements (frequency), both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).
Similar report volume
Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (305 here).
Similar death-coded share
Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (4.6% here), distinct from the volume row.
What to do with this reaction
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Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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