Hi,
Concurrently while restricting my diet from enabling foods. It was several days before a change started and I was provided with a second dose to make sure SIBO had been cleared. I noticed an odd taste which lasted a few weeks after treatment otherwise plain sailing. SIBO is one of the worst things I have had to endure, pain is nothing compared to the discomfort of SIBO and what it wreaks on you. I have had 3 bouts and one near miss getting onto it immediately after recognising the symptoms early. Since taking the antibiotics I have remainded clear and not giving it a second thought. While I'm well aware taking medication there are always side effects and everybody reacts differently to them, the consequences of not medicating can be far more devastating and uncomfortable. I tend to stop medication when I think the job is done but with SIBO there was never that thought.
Massive doses of antibiotics have destroyed my digestive system but kept me alive, I often wonder would death have been the better alternative, but at the time a chance at life seemed the logical way to go. Twelve years on and dealing with many health problems since but there really isn't a substitute for life. I endure multiple health issues daily and their side effects, some the consequences of medication and some not, the really big side effect of medication is I'm still alive, I think I can live with that, in fact I am and I'm still productive!
Incidentaly a severe bout of Champylobacter was the route of all my troubles, starting with dead kidneys for 18 hours and left with just hours to live before the Champo got me. Many times I have questioned my choice particularly with severe flare ups, but on a good day what a stupid question to be asking myself. I'm alive, I can walk, talk and cause trouble, so my wife tells me I'm OK and having a good day. Who am I to argue!
Cheers