Clindamycin - Diarrhea & Constipation?!
Question:
Clindamycin - Diarrhea & Constipation?
I start taking Clindamycin for a tooth abscess about 2 weeks ago and ended it a week ago. I took 150mg, 4 times a day and finished 22/28 of my pills because they made me sick. My infection is gone. Now I have a new worry my excretion. Since I started the antibodies I noticed I had strange gas and mild nausea and loss of appetite. As of yesterday I started feeling ill (just not 100% feeling, almost like I had the flu). My appetite has been minimal since I took the stuff and even still it is. I have been constantly eating yogurt and such... But when I go to the bathroom (please bear with me) my stools have either been diarrhea, "fluffy", or very thin. Definitley not my normal performance. They are usually small and not very much at a time. Last night I didn't feel like eating and was nauseated. But I made myself eat. Today I have eaten gently, yogurt, bananas, cottage cheese, and milk, chicken noodle soup. I have had several small movements and it hurts to wipe. Please help
Answers:
prep H wipes, and ointment
does the dr. know you did not finish your course of antibiotics..you can get a serious supra infection if you dont...and they may be what is going on...
I would go easy on milk...do the brat diet...bananas, rice, applesauce and toast,,,,weak tea
this happens sometimes with antibiotics. and Clindamycin is one that does it to me, but the effects of not taking it are much worse, they would never order it if you did not really need it, and although you feel fine, there could be a small amt of infection left deep in the bone of your jaw...and now it will not be cured by that antibiotic, you will need something much stronger...and harder on your butt