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Suggest Treatment For Illness After Taking Flagyl?

I tested positive for C difficile and was put on a two-week dose of Flagyl which made me terribly ill. I have been off the medicine for 3 whole days and still feel the same. My doctor told me it would be three weeks before he can test again. Is this correct? What am I supposed to do in the meantime?
Fri, 23 Feb 2018
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Hi

Thanks for your query.

Noted the history and understood the concerns. Flagyl is the medicine of choice in C difficile intestinal infection but can cause side effects or untoward effects. Although you have mentioned about it, you have not specifically mentioned the symptoms that you got with Flagyl.
Anyways, since Flagyl has been stopped the effects of it wear off within a few days of stoppage.
You can take probiotics, bananas, yogurt and activated charcoal tablets to have proper bacterial flora and have normal motions. get the stool tests done after three weeks as already been advised.
Take plenty of oral fluids.
Watch for the foods and beverages that you are taking stopping the ones that are causing the problems.
Use boiled and cooled water only.

Take Care

Regards
Dr. T Chandrakant,
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Suggest Treatment For Illness After Taking Flagyl?

Hi Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood the concerns. Flagyl is the medicine of choice in C difficile intestinal infection but can cause side effects or untoward effects. Although you have mentioned about it, you have not specifically mentioned the symptoms that you got with Flagyl. Anyways, since Flagyl has been stopped the effects of it wear off within a few days of stoppage. You can take probiotics, bananas, yogurt and activated charcoal tablets to have proper bacterial flora and have normal motions. get the stool tests done after three weeks as already been advised. Take plenty of oral fluids. Watch for the foods and beverages that you are taking stopping the ones that are causing the problems. Use boiled and cooled water only. Take Care Regards Dr. T Chandrakant,