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Posted 12/27/2016 11:55 AM (GMT 0)
Hello everyone,

Due to the effort I've put into finding the trigger of my reflux, I found out in different forums many cases of people whose their reflux started or worsened afte taking antibiotics.

I was wondering why the antibiotics cause this kind of problems such as gastritis and reflux. In my case it was the First time in my life that I had taken antibiotics for so many days and in strong dose. In the past i had taken the same antibiotic for only three days and in smaller dose without experiencing any consequences.

Some people support that this is happening due to the imbalance of bacteria in our digestive track. I don't know if this is the real culprit.

I strongly believe that the duration and the quantity of antibiotics plays a determing role in reflux.

Mary

Post Edited (maria2016) : 12/27/2016 5:00:52 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/28/2016 2:27 AM (GMT 0)
"imbalance of bacteria in our digestive track"

- Yes this can happen. Yeast is more common though, gut Candida. Funny, I commented in your other post first, which I saw before this one.

This happens to many people on antibiotics, if they dont take probiotics at the opposite time of the antibiotics.

Taking a good probiotic and D-Limonene has a good chance of reversing that - and als temporarily eliminate all grains, breads, carbs, starches all sugar and alcohol- as those feed bad bacteria and gut yeast (candida).

Post Edited (astroman) : 12/27/2016 7:32:44 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 2/3/2017 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Mary,

When antibiotics cause heartburn by killing off healthy bacteria. When antibiotics are taken for longer periods of time, more of the healthy bacteria are killed off. Stronger antibiotics kill off more bacteria. They are designed to kill bacteria to eradicate or prevent infection. Digestive issues occur when there is an imbalance of bacteria in the digestive tract. Healthy bacteria needs to be replenished.

Many times pain medications are taken along with antibiotics, like after a surgery. Narcotics cause heartburn. NSAIDs cause heartburn too. There may be many contributing factors to what's caused your heartburn issues.
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