Taking Clathrinomycin. Have Abdominal Pain, Dry Mouth, Thirst, Nausea, Diarrhea, Dark Stools. Is The Antibiotic Causing This?

Posted on Sun, 1 Jul 2012

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Question : Im on clarithromycin for 3 days, I have constant upper central abdominal pain, dry mouth, thirst,nausea and diarrhea/and dark XXXXXXX stools. I am also allergic to penicillins and keflex.
1. Is this the antibiotic causing this?
2. What can I take to relive the pain, meryndol isnt working?
3. How long after I stop taking this will the symptoms resolve? (last time I took the antibiotic was 7 hours ago and pain is constant)

Answered by Dr. Ajit Naniksingh Kukreja (2 hours later)

Hi

Thanks for posting your query

Yes, It seems you have developed drug induces gastritis and a supper infection common after antibiotics

You need to take an antacid and may be a proton pump inhibitor for the pain as this is pain of gastritis and will not go off by analgesics

For Diarrhea add a probiotic twice a day for 5 to 7 days

Usually it will take 48-72 hours for all the symptoms to resolve after you stop antibiotics, but the relief can be obtained by the measures I have mentioned

Hope this helps
Am available for followup queries
Get Well Soon

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