# antibiodics makeing me sicker then the actule infection

Category: Health and Wellness

## Post 1 by Lupinsgirl (I can't call it a day til I enter the zone BBS) on Wednesday, 18-Mar-2009 21:57:35

Hello all you zoners,
I have a bad infection from when I had my wisdom teath out, long storie. Anyway, the antibiodic is makeing me have horable what I call the poops every half an hour or so, and I don't no what to do. I've al reddy had the meds changed, but no diffrence. I am going to get the infection drained and cleened out by a doctore that no's what he's doing, but until then do any of you have ideas? The yogurt thing that the dr recamends is not working, and I have been luseing weight like crazy over the passed several days even though I've been eating.
Thanks for your help in addvance,
Tracey

## Post 2 by Blue Velvet (I've got the platinum golden silver bronze poster award.) on Wednesday, 18-Mar-2009 22:38:47

I've heard of this happening, and it did happen to me once, but it didn't last more than a couple days. Lucky for me because I have been on IV as well as oral antibiotics for months at a time a few times in my life. I don't have any advice except to make sure your doctor knows what is happening.

## Post 3 by Brooke (I just keep on posting!) on Thursday, 19-Mar-2009 9:07:32

I've heard of this happening too. When you had the antibiotics switched, did they switch you to a different type of antibiotic? I know there are several different classes of antibiotics, and you can be allergic to all the antibiotics in one class.

## Post 4 by Sword of Sapphire (Whether you agree with my opinion or not, you're still gonna read it!) on Thursday, 19-Mar-2009 15:43:07

I'd say stop taking the medication.
I myself, am against taking medication, and I think it's just as bad as what it's supposed to cure.
If you stop taking this, your problems will go away.
I'm not saying don't take meds at all, but you should take a different kind, like Brooke said.

## Post 5 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Friday, 20-Mar-2009 11:08:47

But, wouldn't the change from one medication to another have to be gradual? if you stop taking a medication altogether, and then immediately switch to a different one, the patient could go through withdrawl symptoms.

## Post 6 by bea (I just keep on posting!) on Friday, 03-Apr-2009 9:05:50

You can buy imodium over the counter for diarrhea. I hear you though: Antibiotics can make me stop eating because of nausea. Good luck to you.