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What Causes Mucus In Stool While On Gabapentin?
My husband has had 2 Spinal Stenosis surgeries- Spinal Lumbar Surgeries- now in a hospital bed in our home-- he takes 2 (600) mg Gabapentin every 4-6 hours for nerve pain, can barely walk 10 steps on the walker- for the past 3 days he has had a clear mucussy stool----weird, yet he has been eating well prepared food and has a good appetite- what is going on here?
Fri, 25 May 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
* The mucus in stool is due to alteration in gut flora via side effect of
Gabapentin.
* I recommend to add probiotic with Lactobacillus content to combat the issue.
Regards.
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
* The mucus in stool is due to alteration in gut flora via side effect of
Gabapentin.
* I recommend to add probiotic with Lactobacillus content to combat the issue.
Regards.
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel, General Surgeon
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