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What Are The Side Effects Of Ciprofloxacin?

I was prescribed Ciprofloxacin for a UTI this am by my doctor. He told me to take a probiotic to help with the good gut bugs and I asked about yogurt. He said fine. But the flyers my pharmacist gave me say to take 2 hours before or wait 6 hours after. Same with vitamins. I take eyevites for my macula. Also, would alcohol affect the use of this drug. The drug sounds like it comes with a lot of bad baggage. Should I take it at all?
Wed, 4 Jan 2017
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Hello and welcome to 'Ask a Doctor' service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic drug to eliminate bacterial infection. It is a safe drug when prescribed dosage of drug is taken. Even though sufficient evidence for alcohol effects with this drug is not available, it is always recommended not to take alcohol during antibiotic treatment course.

Please take good water intake, at least 3.5 litres a day. It will help relieve UTI soon. You can use probiotics along with antibiotics as it helps in keeping good digestive function during antibiotic course which usually gets affected due to antibiotics as a side effect. Take care and you will be fine soon.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Suhas Chauhan
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What Are The Side Effects Of Ciprofloxacin?

Hello and welcome to Ask a Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Ciprofloxacin is an antibiotic drug to eliminate bacterial infection. It is a safe drug when prescribed dosage of drug is taken. Even though sufficient evidence for alcohol effects with this drug is not available, it is always recommended not to take alcohol during antibiotic treatment course. Please take good water intake, at least 3.5 litres a day. It will help relieve UTI soon. You can use probiotics along with antibiotics as it helps in keeping good digestive function during antibiotic course which usually gets affected due to antibiotics as a side effect. Take care and you will be fine soon. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Suhas Chauhan