Can Cipro Be Taken If Diarrhea Has Lasted Continuously For Eleven Days?

Posted on Mon, 11 Sep 2017

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Question : I had laparoscopic appendectomy 3 weeks ago , surgery and followup were great . 14 days after surgery I started having uncontrollable diarrhea . 5 days later went to urgent care and was put on probiotics thinking that surgery antibiotics had unbalanced my system . I was also given a RX for Ciproflaxacin ,but told not to take it unless last resort . This is now 11 days of diarrhea , should I take Cipro ?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ciprofloxacin for infectious diarrhea

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome

I appreciate your concern

Ciprofloxacin is reserved for infectious diarrhea. If there is blood in stool, high grade fever and a high white cell count then ciprofloxacin can be initiated. If that is not the cas then fluid replacement and probiotics would suffice.

Let me know if you have any query

wishing you best of health

Thanks

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