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Painful Abdomen, Mucoid Bowel, Irritating, Painful. Given Prednisone, Mesalazine. Is It Parasite?

hello doc, a week ago i had this painful abdomen and constantly having a mucoid bowel. It is really irritating and painful, i find myself awake all night. 2days ago i had a colonoscopy and the doctor says that i have a inflammatory bowel disease , then he prescribed me prednisone once a day for a week, mesalazine 3x a day for a week, rifaximin 3x a day for 3 days and spasmomen twice a day for 5 days. i still have a painful abdomen but what i really want to ask is about my stool starting this day. it has dirty white in color and look like a cotton. is that a parasite doc? i would be really thankful for your immediate reply. thanks!
posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2012
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Hi,

Rifaximin is an antibiotic with could alter the intestinal flora leading to candida infection. This could explain the stool of today. I suggest to :

- take probiotics and oral dehydration salts
- do culture of stool for candida and examination for ova/parasites
After the results are in, consult GI specialist as soon as possible.

All the best!
Dr.Alba
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Painful Abdomen, Mucoid Bowel, Irritating, Painful. Given Prednisone, Mesalazine. Is It Parasite?

Hi, Rifaximin is an antibiotic with could alter the intestinal flora leading to candida infection. This could explain the stool of today. I suggest to : - take probiotics and oral dehydration salts - do culture of stool for candida and examination for ova/parasites After the results are in, consult GI specialist as soon as possible. All the best! Dr.Alba