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Suggest Remedy For Abdominal Pain When On Cefixime For UTI

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

Question: cefixime for uti
after I had one dose 400 mg cefixime to treat UTI on thursday i feel some discomfort in my stomach its kind of moving i my lover abdominal and stomach is it gas or side effect?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Likely due to abdominal gas

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic

I have taken note of your query and I have understood it.

This is most likely due to abdominal gas rather than cefixime. Abdominal gas, in turn can be because you have been on Oral antibiotics recently.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (12 hours later)

Thank you so much Dr. Kakkar,
i have another question if you dont mind,after the gonorrhea treatment the burning sensation on the penile is gone and no runny discharge but when i check it there is a clear thing inside the penis... I used Azithromcyn,cefixime and cipro i hope the bacteria is gone but is it normal to see that clear thing inside?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Adding an antiprotozoal would be justified

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

No, there should'nt be any clear discharge.

Gonorrhea/ gonococcal urethritis commonly causes purulent urethral discharge; whereas chlamydia and other microbes like mycoplasma, ureaplasma, trichomoniasis usually cause clear/ transparent discharge.

You have been adequately treated for gonorrhea as well as chlamydia, mycoplasma and ureaplasma i.e the antibiotics you have been given would cover for all except trichomoniasis.

Adding an antiprotozoal e.g metronidazole Or tinidazole would be justified to cover for trichomoniasis as a rare cause of persisting Non-gonococcal urethritis.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (14 hours later)

Thanks again Dr Kakkar, my girlfriends doctor told her today that she could have a yeast infection, i see some light brownish spots on the penile and checked yeast infected penile pics, looks similar. is it possible?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Kindly upload an Image

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

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In males, Yeast/ candidal infection usually presents with itching, redness, whitish deposition, swelling of prepuce and linear cracks/ breaks all round the circumference of prepuce.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Dr.Kakkar you are so helpful i thank you so much, i sent couple pictures to YYYY@YYYY via e-mail attention to Dr.Kakkar.
im wondering if its a yeast infection or not.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Glans looks absolutely normal to me

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I have reviewed Images.

Glans looks absolutely normal.
There is no redness, no whitish deposition and nothing suggestive of yeast infection.
It is just as normal as it should be.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (11 hours later)

Thank you, i had metronidazole today, i'll keep posting results here.
i will change my doc and planning to get urine test again... can i take the urine test while im on antibiotics ? or how long should i wait for a new urine test? does antibiotics effect to the test results?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Can take up a test after week of Oral antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

You may take up a test for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, if it has been 7 days, after you have completed antibiotic treatment for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.

Metronidazole won't affect tests for gonorrhea/ chlamydia.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar