Antibiotics & Colitis?!

Antibiotics & Colitis?

I had a tooth removed from an abscess about 2 weeks and am wondering a few things about the antibiotics I took. My dose was 150mg x 4 pills daily, which was Clindamycin. I got through about 22 of them and the antibiotics made me feel terrible and ill feeling so I cut back to three for a few days, then two, one, and none leaving a total of 6 pills left. I feel fine and am pretty sure my infection healed. I have noticed that since I have been off my antibiotics that (im sorry) my bowel movements have not been really that normal and they smell "different" than before the meds. Please bear with me here, but they are loose most of the time and I will have diarrhea. I am unsure if this is just a normal course or what, but I have been off the meds for a little over a week and am worried. I feel fine for the most part and sleep ok. Any answers are appreciated, and please if there is anything I can eat more of or supplements that would help get me back to normal I would appreciate it much.

Tell your doc that you quit early. Also make sure he/she knows about the reaction. Antibiotics kill off normal gut bacteria and ALLOW THE NASTY ONES TO OVERGROW. Thje normal bacteria should be replaced. Consider eating lots of acidophyllus (the bacteria found in some yougurts with Live culture). Better yet, go to a health food store and get a refrigerated probiotic product to restore normal gut bacteria.