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Recurring Diarrhea. Taking Metronidazole. Suggestions?

Hello, I had persistent diarrhea for about a month. It stopped for a couple of days and started up again. It's been going on for two months and a doctor put me on metronidazole three times a day for five days. My stool was soft, but ok, the only thing was once it was in the toilet it started to break apart like diarrhea. I finished the dose last night and this morning I had diarrhea again. Only this time it seemed to have a little bit of yellow mucous. Not sure what to do please help
Wed, 23 Oct 2013
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hi!
welcome to HCM!
I think you have gastroenteritis and you need to take a course of antibiotics.Get a Stool culture and senstivity done and then you can take the appropriate antibiotic.
hope this helps.Take care!
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Recurring Diarrhea. Taking Metronidazole. Suggestions?

Hi! welcome to HCM! I think you have gastroenteritis and you need to take a course of antibiotics.Get a Stool culture and senstivity done and then you can take the appropriate antibiotic. hope this helps.Take care!