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Suggest Treatment For Diverticulitis, Stomach Pain, Sweating And Flushed Feeling
Question: I had diverticulitis, took cipro and flagyl, stomach pain is gone but have sweats, feel flushed, no temperature but kind of flu like symptoms, been off meds for 3 days
Brief Answer:
side effects probably
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
if you have no symptoms of diverticulitis and no fever then it's probably just side effects. Some more thoughts to consider:
- after an infection is treated, the patient may still feel unwell and the temperature may be lower than normal for a few days.
- flagyl with alcohol may cause sweats and flushing, nausea, etc. So if you've used alcohol this could be it.
- side effects from the drugs could cause similar symptoms. If this is it, then it should wear off soon.
An easy way to check whether the infection has been fully contained or not is checking your blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). A high CRP may mean that the infection is still active even if you have no fever.
I hope you find my comments helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like any clarification or further information.
Kind Regards!
side effects probably
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
if you have no symptoms of diverticulitis and no fever then it's probably just side effects. Some more thoughts to consider:
- after an infection is treated, the patient may still feel unwell and the temperature may be lower than normal for a few days.
- flagyl with alcohol may cause sweats and flushing, nausea, etc. So if you've used alcohol this could be it.
- side effects from the drugs could cause similar symptoms. If this is it, then it should wear off soon.
An easy way to check whether the infection has been fully contained or not is checking your blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP). A high CRP may mean that the infection is still active even if you have no fever.
I hope you find my comments helpful!
You can contact me again, if you'd like any clarification or further information.
Kind Regards!
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