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What Causes Abnormal Bowel Movements After Taking Cefdinir?

Hi ive been taking cefdinir for three days now for sore throat acute paryngitis and started having wierd bowel movements. Its coming out flat.never had that before kinda looks like the intestine shape. But before I had normal bowels..im 22 male, Should I worry?
Tue, 3 Jun 2014
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Its not a big issue. You need not to worry about. This is the common side effect of many antibiotics to have chance in bowel habits & flatus the reason behind this being the diminution or change in the nor commensel bacterial flora of intestine because of the antibiotic.

You need not to worry about the symptoms & they will go away after stopping antibiotic cefdinir.

If you are facing significant problems then it is better to add the probiotics tablet along with the antibiotics. This will help you relive your symptoms.
Or else you may have the food rich in lactic acid bacilli such as buttermilk, curd etc.
It is also advisable to add an antacid such as omeprazole or rabeprazole which may further help you in reliving your symptoms if already not in your regimen.
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What Causes Abnormal Bowel Movements After Taking Cefdinir?

Its not a big issue. You need not to worry about. This is the common side effect of many antibiotics to have chance in bowel habits & flatus the reason behind this being the diminution or change in the nor commensel bacterial flora of intestine because of the antibiotic. You need not to worry about the symptoms & they will go away after stopping antibiotic cefdinir. If you are facing significant problems then it is better to add the probiotics tablet along with the antibiotics. This will help you relive your symptoms. Or else you may have the food rich in lactic acid bacilli such as buttermilk, curd etc. It is also advisable to add an antacid such as omeprazole or rabeprazole which may further help you in reliving your symptoms if already not in your regimen.