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How Can Abdominal Bloating Be Managed While On Cipro?

I was sick three months ago, and had small bead-like smelly pus pockets coming out of my throat, I then got the flu and was prescribed cipro after two weeks of not getting better, now I find that since the antibiotic, I have had bloating, and it seems that no matter what I ate, I would need to burp, and it could be hours after I ate, and as soon as I burped, I could taste what I ate hours earlier. I have been eating Activia, and it helps slightly; but I am constantly needing to burp to relieve my bloated stomach. I am a 26 year old male, I exercise every other day. I do not have daily bowel movements, but when I do expel, it could either be runny some days, and hard to go the next time. I don t know what else I could do to try to alleviate my bloating.
Wed, 23 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As you are taking Cipro you should also take some over the counter probiotic as Cipro disturbs helpful gut bacteria. With probiotic your problem will be solved.

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How Can Abdominal Bloating Be Managed While On Cipro?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As you are taking Cipro you should also take some over the counter probiotic as Cipro disturbs helpful gut bacteria. With probiotic your problem will be solved. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.