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What Causes Yellow Stools While On Clarithromycin?
I've been taking clarithromycin (Biaxin) for the last 10 day's as prescribed to treat a sinus infection. I've stopped taking it about 2 days ago and I noticed that during and even now my stool is pale yellow and I have yellow residue on the toilet paper. Should I be concerned or is this the antibiotic still in my system. How long should this be?
Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Hello,
Yellow stool is a side effect of the use of Azithromycin.
This is because antibiotics can kill large numbers of good bacteria in the intestine.
I recommend taking daily probiotics to relieve the symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi,
General & Family Physician
Yellow stool is a side effect of the use of Azithromycin.
This is because antibiotics can kill large numbers of good bacteria in the intestine.
I recommend taking daily probiotics to relieve the symptoms.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi,
General & Family Physician
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