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Hi, I Went To Urgent Care About Six Months Ago

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Posted on Tue, 23 Mar 2021
Question: Hi, I went to urgent care about six months ago and got some high grade antibiotics for a tooth infection, after taking them I had red diarrhea for a couple days, then occasional red hard poop and constipation pebble type poops ever since. Never went back to normal, then over the last few months my stomach has been bad, abdomen pain. Also I get this sensation in my arms and legs like weakness and tension. And also a ringing in my ears.
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Answered by Dr. Olgeta Xhufka (56 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Get further evaluated.

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service.
I read your query and here is my advice.

I think you have to get further evaluated.
Having red diarrhea or red stools for so long it is not much normal.
It can be an infection such clostridium difficile or other colon issues not related to previous antibiotic usage.
You may need to do stool test first, occult blood in feces test or even a colonoscopy.
Also you may need to do a total blood count with formula and ferritin levels to check for possible anemia caused by bleeding.
The ringing in ears, weakness and tension in arms and legs may be a symptom of anemia.

Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Hi, I Went To Urgent Care About Six Months Ago

Brief Answer: Get further evaluated. Detailed Answer: Hello dear, welcome to Ask a doctor's service. I read your query and here is my advice. I think you have to get further evaluated. Having red diarrhea or red stools for so long it is not much normal. It can be an infection such clostridium difficile or other colon issues not related to previous antibiotic usage. You may need to do stool test first, occult blood in feces test or even a colonoscopy. Also you may need to do a total blood count with formula and ferritin levels to check for possible anemia caused by bleeding. The ringing in ears, weakness and tension in arms and legs may be a symptom of anemia. Hope I have answered the question. Let me know if I can assist you further.