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Having Stomach Cramps, Nausea And No Control On Bowels. Treating Bladder Infection With Cipro

I started feeling ill yesterday with stomach cramps and nausea and I have been treating a bad bladder infection with Cipro from my Dr but from about 5pm all through the night I could barely get off the stool =I had absolutely no control of my bowels and I hadn't eaten all day as I would be so nauseated, I had a midden done in 2007 due to severe gerd and I can't burp and only have one way out. I had nothing but fluid come out all night but it was brown today it is black and fruity smelling? What should I do !
Tue, 4 Mar 2014
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Hi. This is wonderful to know that you are already treatment with cipro which is also good for intestinal infection and you started to have loose motions in spite of cipro.
The probable reason which I can think of that the bowel flora has been disturbed by the antibiotic and you need to take a probiotic.
But the history of black fruity smelling stool can be due to an infection not getting control with cipro. You need to consult a Doctor who would start you on another antibiotic like cefixime and supportive medicines. You need to check for blood tests and stool- routine, microscopy and occult blood ; IF it is positive for blood , there is need to undergo endoscopies to decide the area of bleeding and treatment accordingly.
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Having Stomach Cramps, Nausea And No Control On Bowels. Treating Bladder Infection With Cipro

Hi. This is wonderful to know that you are already treatment with cipro which is also good for intestinal infection and you started to have loose motions in spite of cipro. The probable reason which I can think of that the bowel flora has been disturbed by the antibiotic and you need to take a probiotic. But the history of black fruity smelling stool can be due to an infection not getting control with cipro. You need to consult a Doctor who would start you on another antibiotic like cefixime and supportive medicines. You need to check for blood tests and stool- routine, microscopy and occult blood ; IF it is positive for blood , there is need to undergo endoscopies to decide the area of bleeding and treatment accordingly.