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How Long Will The Diarrhea Lasts After Taking Flucloxacillin Capsules For Bacterial Infection In The Foot?
I have taken 8 Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules over the last 2 days & now have bad diarrhoea. How long is this likely to carry on & have you any advice? I am 63 years old & was prescribed this medication for a secondary bacterial infection in my foot.
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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diarrhea may end by the stop of taking pencillin derivative flucloxacillin as all oral pecillin antibiotics and oral pencillin derivatives as flucloxacillin have side effect of causing diarrhea and we see our patients in clinic some of them when have oral flucloxacillin they then have diarrhea and feel of thirst and dry mouth as diarrhea causes loss of body fluids ..so you can discuss to change that antibiotic with your doctor to injections antibiotic as cefoperazone and it will be helpful
hope that helps
diarrhea may end by the stop of taking pencillin derivative flucloxacillin as all oral pecillin antibiotics and oral pencillin derivatives as flucloxacillin have side effect of causing diarrhea and we see our patients in clinic some of them when have oral flucloxacillin they then have diarrhea and feel of thirst and dry mouth as diarrhea causes loss of body fluids ..so you can discuss to change that antibiotic with your doctor to injections antibiotic as cefoperazone and it will be helpful
hope that helps
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