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Benicar and Diarrhea. Side effects of the blood pressure medication Benicar may include sprue-like enteropathy, a gastrointestinal disorder that causes diarrhea and other unpleasant complications.
1 Artificial Sweeteners Artificial sweeteners and sugar alcohols, particularly mannitol and sorbitol, can cause diarrhea in some people. 2  Mannitol and sorbitol linger in the stomach, Schiller says, which can result in bloating and diarrhea.