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Suggest Treatment For IBS After Taking Cefpodoxime For Infection
Question: Hi , I completed my att for lymphnods tb in april last year. But before that my dr gave me cefpodoxime for fever …. I completed the course even though it caused me the diarreaha…
I always sufferd from upset stomach whenever I hv taken cefpodoxime… but this time I continued it because I was having fever.. which was later diagnosed as tb lymphnodes…
I completed my att sucessfully… now I am 80 kg since last 1 year living normal life Except this IBS trouble…
This ibs started with that cefpodoxime course has stayed with me for last 2 yrs now…
1) Ibs trouble increase if I eat banana, wheat roti, besan , curd..fried foods .
2) I only eat rice now which gives me a good relief from symptoms like weird noises in stomach , gas , and urgency to go to washroom…
3) I exercise daily now… stress increases my urgency to washroom….once I go and relieve myself I am back to normal…
4) I hv to to go to washroom twice daily… once when I get up and then after 2 hrs of taking morning breakfast… If I don’t go second time I get the feeling of halfemptiness and urgency to go to washroom…. Whole day I remain uncomfortable…
5) I read about candidiasis….my symptoms match exactly ….
6) Is there any treatment for IBS…. Any course or any medicine…..
7) Normaxine has helped me in the beginning when I was on att… but now I don’t take any medicine….
8) Kindly suggest treatment…
I always sufferd from upset stomach whenever I hv taken cefpodoxime… but this time I continued it because I was having fever.. which was later diagnosed as tb lymphnodes…
I completed my att sucessfully… now I am 80 kg since last 1 year living normal life Except this IBS trouble…
This ibs started with that cefpodoxime course has stayed with me for last 2 yrs now…
1) Ibs trouble increase if I eat banana, wheat roti, besan , curd..fried foods .
2) I only eat rice now which gives me a good relief from symptoms like weird noises in stomach , gas , and urgency to go to washroom…
3) I exercise daily now… stress increases my urgency to washroom….once I go and relieve myself I am back to normal…
4) I hv to to go to washroom twice daily… once when I get up and then after 2 hrs of taking morning breakfast… If I don’t go second time I get the feeling of halfemptiness and urgency to go to washroom…. Whole day I remain uncomfortable…
5) I read about candidiasis….my symptoms match exactly ….
6) Is there any treatment for IBS…. Any course or any medicine…..
7) Normaxine has helped me in the beginning when I was on att… but now I don’t take any medicine….
8) Kindly suggest treatment…
Brief Answer:
Cefpodoxime causes GI Superinfections
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing in
IBS and cefpodoxime induced GI Symptoms are totally different
Cefpodoxime induced GI Symptoms would not persist this long, so apparently there are chances you have IBS
1]Avoid any eatables which aggravate symptoms till you come to a diagnosis
2]Rice and curd are good for GI Disturbaces
3]Stress management is a part of treatment for IBS if exercise works continue
4]Should get controlled if IBS is managed, but always better to rule out GI infection - Get a stool report along with culture done
5]Stool report will rule it out but is unlikelly
6]Sure Take Normaxin for six weeks and a probiotic twice a day for six weeks
7]Normaxin is good for IBS please continue
8]Refer point 6
Get back to me with stool report
If this does not work we might need to go for a CT abdomen to rule out any TB stricture as your symptoms in point no 2 can be attributed to partial obstruction of the gut
Hope this helps
Do write back in case of concern
Cefpodoxime causes GI Superinfections
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing in
IBS and cefpodoxime induced GI Symptoms are totally different
Cefpodoxime induced GI Symptoms would not persist this long, so apparently there are chances you have IBS
1]Avoid any eatables which aggravate symptoms till you come to a diagnosis
2]Rice and curd are good for GI Disturbaces
3]Stress management is a part of treatment for IBS if exercise works continue
4]Should get controlled if IBS is managed, but always better to rule out GI infection - Get a stool report along with culture done
5]Stool report will rule it out but is unlikelly
6]Sure Take Normaxin for six weeks and a probiotic twice a day for six weeks
7]Normaxin is good for IBS please continue
8]Refer point 6
Get back to me with stool report
If this does not work we might need to go for a CT abdomen to rule out any TB stricture as your symptoms in point no 2 can be attributed to partial obstruction of the gut
Hope this helps
Do write back in case of concern
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
hello dr,
1) i hv done atleast 10 to 12 stool reports in the beginning of this but they were normal... also did culture report which was normal..
2) at the end of my att i hv done PET ct scan( around 1 year back) as i was having weakness fever etc... but that was also normal... my fever and weakness is gone now for 1 year...
3) can you suggest any probiotic...
4) should i visit.. gastroenterologist in my city...
1) i hv done atleast 10 to 12 stool reports in the beginning of this but they were normal... also did culture report which was normal..
2) at the end of my att i hv done PET ct scan( around 1 year back) as i was having weakness fever etc... but that was also normal... my fever and weakness is gone now for 1 year...
3) can you suggest any probiotic...
4) should i visit.. gastroenterologist in my city...
Brief Answer:
Yes you should see a gastroentrologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi Thanks for writing in again
It is good the stool report is normal
If PET is normal I think we can rule out a stricture
Actigut/Magnipro are good probiotics
A clinical examination will help, but you may give Normaxin and a probiotic a trial for few weeks
Hope this helps
Do write back in case of concern
Yes you should see a gastroentrologist
Detailed Answer:
Hi Thanks for writing in again
It is good the stool report is normal
If PET is normal I think we can rule out a stricture
Actigut/Magnipro are good probiotics
A clinical examination will help, but you may give Normaxin and a probiotic a trial for few weeks
Hope this helps
Do write back in case of concern
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
1) today when i came to know tht one my vendors is not paying money...suddennly felt the emergency for washroom and i tried controlling but then the wierd noise starts from stoamch... it becomes embarassing with my colleagues...i went ot washroom and then felt normal...
2)hv you ever seen anybody recovering from ibs...
3)i am not visiting dr because i am fed up of all reports and tests..
Brief Answer:
It is all about the patient wanting to treat himself
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your followup
This is classic of IBS
It is the willingness of the patient to get treated that helps the doctor treat the patient, yes I have seen patients coming out of it but the proportion is not very high as a good number of them have relapses when they succumb to stress again
Unfortunately patients are not satisfied with any form of treatment and they keep on changing doctors which leads to repetition of the tests etc
As I said try the treatment for some weeks and if it does not work see a gastroentrologist
Regards
It is all about the patient wanting to treat himself
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your followup
This is classic of IBS
It is the willingness of the patient to get treated that helps the doctor treat the patient, yes I have seen patients coming out of it but the proportion is not very high as a good number of them have relapses when they succumb to stress again
Unfortunately patients are not satisfied with any form of treatment and they keep on changing doctors which leads to repetition of the tests etc
As I said try the treatment for some weeks and if it does not work see a gastroentrologist
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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