What should you consider if you are being treated with antibiotics?
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea refers to passing loose, watery stools three or more times a day after taking medications used to treat bacterial infections (antibiotics).
Most often, antibiotic-associated diarrhea is mild and requires no treatment. The diarrhea typically clears up within a few days after you stop taking the antibiotic.
One of the most common complications of any type of diarrhea is extreme loss of fluids and electrolytes (dehydration).
Serious antibiotic-associated diarrhea might require stopping or switching antibiotic medications.
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea can occur in anyone who takes an antibiotic. But you're more likely to develop antibiotic-associated diarrhea if you:
- Have had antibiotic-associated diarrhea in the past
- Have taken antibiotic medications for an extended time
- Are taking more than one antibiotic medication
Recommendation:
Please note that it is not allowed to take antibiotics arbitrarily. The medication should be prescribed by a physician and only after appropriate laboratory analysis. Always follow the dosage prescribed by your doctor, the course can not be changed arbitrarily.
You should follow personal hygiene when taking the medicine - before handling the medicine, treat your hands well with soap or antiseptic solution.
Your doctor should be aware of any side effects - be sure to contact your doctor if you experience diarrhea after taking antibiotics.
Doctors do not know exactly why antibiotic-related diarrhea develops. According to one common version, antibiotics upset the balance between good and bad bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.
Usually, the patient no longer suffers from diarrhea after completing antibiotic therapy. However, every organism is individual and that is why it is not allowed to change the course of treatment or medication prescribed by a doctor arbitrarily.
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