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Posted 1/26/2015 9:47 AM (GMT 0)
Hello,
I have been a good remission for the last month, no blood, no mucus. On 21st of this month I had severe pain on my right side of throat and ear. The physician proscribed Clindamycin antiboitic, i have taken 4 tablets without reading the side effects. Currently I have a severe diarrhoea. After checking online, i found there is a relation between colities and this type of Antibiotics. I have stopped to take the medication, what shall I do now, what shall I expect? Is there away to clean my gut from this poison?
Posted 1/26/2015 10:39 AM (GMT 0)
Clindamycin is definitely one of the antibiotics that i would avoid. Hopefully things improve now that you're off of it.
Posted 1/26/2015 12:14 PM (GMT 0)
Try taking a lot of probiotics.
Posted 1/26/2015 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
I agree, take probiotics esp probiotics that specifically target C Diff such as S Boulardii. I hope it is not too late.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clindamycin
The most severe common adverse effect of clindamycin is Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (the most frequent cause of pseudomembranous colitis). Although this side effect occurs with almost all antibiotics, including beta-lactam antibiotics, it is classically linked to clindamycin use.
Posted 1/26/2015 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
I've taken it with no ill effects after oral surgery but I also took a ton of probiotic. Having only taken 4 pills and having that reaction already, I would ask for something more gut friendly.
Posted 1/27/2015 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
The drugs.com website warns multiple times against taking it if you have UC. Clindamycin is what gave me UC to begin with. I was taking it when I first got symptoms. Take probiotics, eat fermented food, yogurt and soothing food like chicken soup to hopefully ride it out. Stupid doctors. They will prescribe anything to anyone. They all tried to give me NSAIDS when I was in the hospital which are notoriously bad for us.
Posted 1/31/2015 10:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the advises. Still I have diarrhoea for 10 days with little improvement by taking proboitics and yoghurt. I had a stool test for C.difficile today, it was negative. I am confused, I dont have any pain.
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