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What Causes Abdominal Cramps While On Amoxicillin?
21 year old son has been on amoxicillin 500 mg for eight days for sinus infection. Early this morning awaken by severe abdominal cramping, excessive diarrhea , with the diarrhea being an off red-orange color. He will be seeing a doctor in a few hours but want to make sure he does not de-hydrate. Advice?
The diarrhea can be antibiotic induced. Clostridium difficle is a bacteria which causes diarrhea on people with prolonged antibiotic therapy. My advice for your son is: 1) Stop antibiotic Amoxicillin 2) Do a laboratory analysis of stool sample 3) Drink plenty of water, oral rehydration solution is better (avoid dehydration) 4) Have proper nutrition (do not stop oral intake of food) 5) Consult a physician, have a clinical examination done, and start appropriate antibiotics for this diarrhea.
Be careful if there is excessive vomiting, abdominal distension, frank blood or coffee colored stool. If the symptoms are mild the diarrhea will resolve on its own.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards, Dr. Meera Rajeev
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What Causes Abdominal Cramps While On Amoxicillin?
Hello, The diarrhea can be antibiotic induced. Clostridium difficle is a bacteria which causes diarrhea on people with prolonged antibiotic therapy. My advice for your son is: 1) Stop antibiotic Amoxicillin 2) Do a laboratory analysis of stool sample 3) Drink plenty of water, oral rehydration solution is better (avoid dehydration) 4) Have proper nutrition (do not stop oral intake of food) 5) Consult a physician, have a clinical examination done, and start appropriate antibiotics for this diarrhea. Be careful if there is excessive vomiting, abdominal distension, frank blood or coffee colored stool. If the symptoms are mild the diarrhea will resolve on its own. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Meera Rajeev