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What Causes Nausea And Diarrhea With Weakness After Biting By The Horse Fly?

A week ago i was bitten by horse flies several times,
they became infected and my gp prescribed antibiotics.
After finishing the course i started feeling sick nausea,
dizziness, weak, off my food and diareah.
Could this be related to the horsefly bites?
Have they made me sick and are these the symptoms?
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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Your symptoms are more likely related to side effects from the antibiotics. If the infections around the bites are cleared up, I wouldn't worry about them anymore. The flies themselves don't have anything that would cause such symptoms this long after. So it would be either the infection is not controlled and has spread into your body more, or you are experiencing side effects. Nausea and diarrhea are common side effects with many antibiotics. Depending on the type of antibiotic, there can be other side effects like dizziness and weakness. This should clear up in a couple of days. If not, or if it's getting worse, contact your doctor. Occasionally antibiotics may result in a "super-infection" that is potentially quite serious and requires other treatment. Hope this answers your query.
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What Causes Nausea And Diarrhea With Weakness After Biting By The Horse Fly?

Your symptoms are more likely related to side effects from the antibiotics. If the infections around the bites are cleared up, I wouldn t worry about them anymore. The flies themselves don t have anything that would cause such symptoms this long after. So it would be either the infection is not controlled and has spread into your body more, or you are experiencing side effects. Nausea and diarrhea are common side effects with many antibiotics. Depending on the type of antibiotic, there can be other side effects like dizziness and weakness. This should clear up in a couple of days. If not, or if it s getting worse, contact your doctor. Occasionally antibiotics may result in a super-infection that is potentially quite serious and requires other treatment. Hope this answers your query.