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Is Cipro Effective For Radiating Back Pain?

#0000 DDMTMCWNJ-0000XR. Sir?.. My husband was prescribed Cipro for quick sharp pains in the upper and lower back that shot down towards his tailbone area and went vertical wise on both sides. He was prescribed Cipro. This was 5-6 years prior to today. My question for you sir is,.... I understand what cipro is and i thought that maybe CIPRO could may had been used as an anti-an- flamitory around that time period? Why was he prescribed CIPRO for back pain? Thank you for your time, you are highly appreciated. TY........
Mon, 24 Apr 2017
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Orthopaedic Surgeon,  's  Response
Cipro has a salt by the name of ciprofloxacin which is an antibiotic. im assuming the doctor gave it to your husband for acute pyelonephritis in which radiating back pain is one of the symptoms along with possible vomiting and fever.
So to answer your question, in all probability he was prescribed cipro to treat the pyelonephritis/kidney infection. Also cipro has never and will never be used as an antiinflammatory
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General Surgeon,  Dr. Madhav Kulkarni's  Response
CIPRO as you should know now is well known antibiotic used to treat difficult infections including urinary infections. It indirectly is antiinflammatory in effect once it works against the infection thus providing relief. Perhaps that way it was successful in your husbands experience too. Now happy... ?
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Is Cipro Effective For Radiating Back Pain?

Cipro has a salt by the name of ciprofloxacin which is an antibiotic. im assuming the doctor gave it to your husband for acute pyelonephritis in which radiating back pain is one of the symptoms along with possible vomiting and fever. So to answer your question, in all probability he was prescribed cipro to treat the pyelonephritis/kidney infection. Also cipro has never and will never be used as an antiinflammatory