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Suggest Whether Diarrhea Medicines Are Harmful To Pregnancy And Pregnancy Should Be Avoided During Diarrhea Treatment

hi,i just found out that am pregnant,7 weeks by gestational sac.3 weeks ago i had stomach upsets and diarrhoea and the doctor prescribed oflomac 200mg. Has this affected my baby in any way? Am worried because he insisted that i must not be pregnant and we did a pregnancy test that turned out negative.am confused and worried.please help. Martha
Mon, 5 Oct 2015
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Hallow Madam,

Oflomac is Ciprofloxacin which is an antibiotics. It has C pregnancy category, meaning thereby that the animal studies on this medicine has shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there is no sufficient data available in human studies. Hence, to be on the safer side, we avoid its use even in human pregnant women.

You have take this medicine in embryo forming stage of the baby which will carry more risk. You will have to report to your Obstetrician, weigh the potential risk of foetal effects and take a decision keeping the risk in mind.

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Suggest Whether Diarrhea Medicines Are Harmful To Pregnancy And Pregnancy Should Be Avoided During Diarrhea Treatment

Hallow Madam, Oflomac is Ciprofloxacin which is an antibiotics. It has C pregnancy category, meaning thereby that the animal studies on this medicine has shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there is no sufficient data available in human studies. Hence, to be on the safer side, we avoid its use even in human pregnant women. You have take this medicine in embryo forming stage of the baby which will carry more risk. You will have to report to your Obstetrician, weigh the potential risk of foetal effects and take a decision keeping the risk in mind.