Metronidazole and diarrhea

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Avatar f tn Metronidazole can cause diarrhea as a side effect. But it may be also working on the infective cause of your dog's illness in the first place, so don't stop it without speaking to your vet. Meanwhile keep your dog hydrated. If you can find an unflavoured electrolyte drink like Pedialyte that would be great. Plain water would do for a short time but Pedialyte would be better.
Avatar m tn Whe had a cat that had giarrdia, and he had diarrhea and kept throwing up foam and would not eat. As soon as he got off the meds he was fine, and tested negative .
Avatar f tn The doctor gave me a shot on my butt through (syringe) and gave me a two oral meds docycycline and metronidazole. After a day taking the meds i have a symptoms of diarrhea it was dark green with some yellow in color. Should i be worry of these symptoms?
Avatar m tn It is 20 days that I stopped it and now no burning and no bloody stool but still I have diarrhea. is it possible to have diarrhea 20 days after stopping it?
Avatar n tn Hi and sorry you got the run around. You can carry C. difficile and if you don't have symptoms and since you don't have the toxin B then you don't need treatment. So, if you don't have symptoms you don't need the antibiotic. If you want to finish the course of metronidazole for the parasite you can even though they didn't find one. Sometimes it takes several specimens to find one. Do you have diarrhea? If so, how often do you have diarrhea per day? Or are you over it?
Avatar n tn He also started the temp spike, lethargy, off food and bloody diarrhea - but when put on Metronidazole would clear up for about a month or so. I brought the 2 kittens in the house after the mom died. We then found a 4 week old kitten about 4 months later. He was kept in the barn. Doing great. But we decided to keep him and brought him into the house. Had him wormed with drontal etc. Well this new kitten started showing the bloody diarrhea, temp & lethargy.
Avatar m tn t sure if they could be given together. I went ahead and gave him the metronidazole last night and he was a different dog this morning. He's eating, playing and and barking at the front door. So relieved!
Avatar n tn Hello Athena, I would advise you to take the kitten to a vet. If she's been having diarrhea for three days so will be dehydrated and may need to be on an IV. I'm not sure, but the vet will be able to advise you. You may have given her too much metronidazole . 500 mg per day sounds like a lot for a kitten's tiny body. This is not a professional medical opinion, but I strongly urge you to go and seek a professional vet to help the kitten. Otherwise she may not survive.
7205189 tn?1447794738 We dewormed my puppy at 4 months (had roundworms). This caused diarrhea and vomiting which the vet then prescribed metronidazole for. Immediately she began pooping twice a day with meals and it was normal. When the medication ended she went a few days normal, then slowly started increasing frequency of pooping and then started having diarrhea again. The vet immediately prescribed the Metronidazole again, this time just half a pill for a dose. She went back to normal immediately.
Avatar n tn My dog was throwing up (looked like human food- I hve no idea where he got it from) and having diarrhea. The vet gave him amforol among penicillin and steroid injection. We took x-rays and the vet said he had imflammatory bowel disease. Since then he's stopped vomitting but still having diarrhea. Now he's on metronidazole. I've read around that metro will help only temporary and that it could cause liver damage. Has anyone had this problem and will metronidazole fix his problem?
Avatar f tn I have taken the metronidazole for 2weeks and I notice it works but after 3 to 4 days I stop taking it since I notice it was cleared ..now It came back again and I now starting to take again a metronidazole.. please help what must I do?
Avatar n tn After my hospital stay, I was sent home with Clindamycin and Ampicillin capsules to take for 5 days. I had diarrhea for 4 days straight and called the Dr. She told me to stop taking the medicines immediately. About 4 days later, I was stricken with severe abdominal cramping, nausea and watery diarrhea. I was rushed to the emergency room and had CT scans, abdominal XRays, and stool samples taken. I was diagnosed with C. diff.
Avatar f tn I was on augmentinew 6 weeks ago and had mild diarrhea, I also have Gerd and traveled to Mexico after my augmenting treatment. Upon return diarrhea has been chronic along with acid reflux, nausea, stomach cramps, weightloss of 7 lbs and loss of appetite with fatigue. Dr put me on metronidazole but could only take 3 pills . Had to stop due to severe side effects. Diarrhea is yellow and I am on a brat diet for 3 days now. No improvement.any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
746785 tn?1232980749 I would request another course of Metronidazole or Panacur and place your dog on regular kibble during the treatment. If diarrhea continues on the kibble, request a hypoallergenic prescription diet from your vet as a therapeutic trial.
Avatar f tn After taking her to the second vet she was diagnosed with giardia and given a de wormer and placed on metronidazole and lactulose. I stopped giving the lactulose was stools became watery and brownish/yellow. I have finished the metronidazole but the diarrhea is still persisting. I don't know what to do anymore and I'm looking for some advice I feel terrible for this kitten and I don't want her to pass.
Avatar f tn Right now im on metronidazole and doxycycline. And its giving me now 3 days diarrhea. Its making me feel sick. I really wnna stop the medication but im afraid it might get worse on the future, i think the meds (antibiotics) making me feel weak.
Avatar f tn Ended up taking her to the vet this morning and her diagnosis was that shes an old dog with diarrhea. What a surprise. Vet said this time of the year she sees it a lot, maybe because the snow melts and the dog eats something she finds, she doesn't know why, her own dog even has it. She gave her Endosorb tablets for the diarrhea, and Metronidazole antibiotics,( I don't know why she gave that.
Avatar f tn She had the D/D prescription cans to give her and none of it has helped so far. It has been 4 days and a lot of different meds and she still has diarrhea and she is so out of it and unhappy. She looks like she is in so much pain now and I don't know what else to do. She has had blood tests - her organs are fine. Feces testing - no parasites. And none of the vets felt any obstruction in her gut. Just a swollen bowel. I am stumped - anyone have any idea what is going on with my girl.
Avatar n tn talk to your doc for probiotic. its very effective dear.
Avatar f tn It’s been 3 weeks since and I feel a little better I still have diarrhea, thrush and stomach gurgles with a little gas also neck pains as well depression I just don’t feel like myself at all. Could this be so and so soon ?
Avatar n tn I have had issues with Diarrhea since 2003 and a tour of Combat in Iraq. Since it started I had spent most days visiting the bathroom at least 7 to sometimes 14 times a day. I went through a battery of tests and most came up clear till recently when a Dr. told me a culture came up with C Diff. Since all the other tests where negative for this in the earlier yrs I am sure it is not the cause.
Avatar m tn During the third week the doctor took the test 3 times and they were all negative. My diarrhea symptoms subsided considerably after 2 weeks of medication but they seem to have returned today although not very severely. I am concerned that I may have a relapse. I have a relatively small window to get rid of this infection because i need to do my 2nd round of chemo in the next 2-3 weeks. Does the fact that the test was negative mean that infection is totally gone?
Avatar m tn I got Giardia (intestinal parasite) from river water and was prescribed first Cipro for "travelers diarrhea" and when that didn't work I was prescribed Metronidazole for Giardia. I took Cipro for 5 days then Metronidazole for 10. During the course of Metro I started having chest pain. I dismissed them because I was having muscle pains in virtually all my muscles off an on. I became more concerned after I began waking up with my chest vibrating like a cell phone!
Avatar m tn Hello! I took Bystolic 15 months ago for 1 week. It made me nauseas in 5 hours after first pill. At 14 hours after first pill the diarrhea started. Doctor insisted I stay on it. At 3 days I was so tired I didnot want to move, but had to, I had Diarrhea & Nauseasness. Constantly going to the bathroom for one reason or the other. Stopped after 1 week against my doctors orders. Nausea and tiredness is gone. I still have Diarrhea and it's been 15 months.
Avatar m tn Vet prescribed metronidazole again. She is now shaking and not feeling well and still has diarrhea. She only weighs 2 lbs or so. She doesn't like Pumpkin. Tried that for the diarrhea. Taking her off the Metronidazole. Vet has taken tests waiting for results. May have Distemper. She had her first shots 2 weeks ago. Not sure if that is a false positive for Distemper. Getting very concerned for her. Any ideas??
Avatar f tn C Diff is an infection of the intestines that causes diarrhea and a variety of other symptoms. It is usually treated using vancomycin or metronidazole. It is considered "contagious" but if you haven't been on antibiotics recently, then you almost surely won't get it.
Avatar m tn My kid 4.5 yrs started complaining of stomach pain and diarrhea four days back when the doctor prescribed ofloxacin and metronidazole suspension which had some effect in the first two days but worsened later. Subsequently we got his stool examined which tested positive with RBCs, mucous, pus cells and tiny specs of blood. The docter then gave ofloxacin and ornidazole suspension.