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What Causes Diarrhea While On Acyclovir And Sudafed?
Question: I am Taking Acyclovir And Sudified For Different Problems. I Am experencing Diarrhea. Can This Be aInteractive problem or a normal side Affect of one of them. What do you recommend for this problem
Each time I eat anything my Stomic Cramps & I very soon NEED to visit the toilet. my Stools are moist & Soft not very much their
Each time I eat anything my Stomic Cramps & I very soon NEED to visit the toilet. my Stools are moist & Soft not very much their
Brief Answer:
it is a side effect of acyclovir
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Diarrhea is a possible side effect of acyclovir, it is not a known complication of sudafed.
There are also no known interactions between the medications.
This means that it is likely the acyclovir that is causing your symptoms.
You can try to use probiotics to see if this helps. These are sometimes used to combat side effects of medications.
Can be used on their own or in some yogurts.
In addition, you can consider trying peptobismol to see if this decreases the cramps and diarrhea.
For now, if the course of acyclovir is not prolonged, you should use small amounts of dry foods along with a lot of fluids to replace the fluid being loss with the diarrhea.
If you still cannot tolerate the acyclovir then you may try an alternative anti viral such as valacyclovir.
This can also cause diarrhea is some persons but it is possible that you may react differently.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
it is a side effect of acyclovir
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Diarrhea is a possible side effect of acyclovir, it is not a known complication of sudafed.
There are also no known interactions between the medications.
This means that it is likely the acyclovir that is causing your symptoms.
You can try to use probiotics to see if this helps. These are sometimes used to combat side effects of medications.
Can be used on their own or in some yogurts.
In addition, you can consider trying peptobismol to see if this decreases the cramps and diarrhea.
For now, if the course of acyclovir is not prolonged, you should use small amounts of dry foods along with a lot of fluids to replace the fluid being loss with the diarrhea.
If you still cannot tolerate the acyclovir then you may try an alternative anti viral such as valacyclovir.
This can also cause diarrhea is some persons but it is possible that you may react differently.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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