I've been taking Tetracycline for about 4 weeks now, and I constantly having to go to the restroom (diarrhea). I've also starting to eat alot lately, maybe because of the diarrhea. I tried to eat 2 hours before and 1 hour after the med, but the i still have this side effect. Is this normal? please tell me, thanks.
2006-12-11 14:58:36 · 2 answers · asked by TheGuyThatHas 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
like with any potent antibiotic , prolonged use could lead to an imbalance in the bacteria population in the gut .
heres what happened :
normally the bacteria in our gut are 2 types living in balance together in our intestine: good and bad bacteria (flora and opportunists) when you take tetracyclin for too long , the (good) bacteria are killed, leaving the bad bacteria to grow as they like with no other bacteria competing with them , so this gives
PSEUDO-MEMBRANOUS COLITIS
your doctor knows what this is , so go and tell him you have this as a side effect of the tetracycline , he will have to give you a more potent antibiotic to treat the bad bacteria (metronidazole tablets for 1 week should do the trick) together with the tetracycline if you must continue , or better yet he might take you off the tetracycline .
2006-12-11 15:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by shogunly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not normal and so stop taking it if you can and consult a doc before long!
2006-12-11 15:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋