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Have Bronchiectasis, recently diagnosed with pseudomonas

MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 17, 2023 | Replies (208)
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@raney

Rita, I had very, very loose stools while on the Cipro also. But I have had loose stools with every antibiotic that I have ever taken for any reason. The antibiotic in addition to killing the bacteria you want it to kill, it also kills the "good germs" in your gut and thus loose stools or diarrhea. Good idea to eat greek yogurt or take probiotics when on an antibiotic.
You may want to google "antibiotics and diarrhea." If you think there was a mistake you can also ask that that be removed from you medical record.
Raney

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rits | @rits | Oct 21, 2021

Thanks Raney.
I was on antibiotics for MAC and am aware of the diarrhea issue. I unfortunately had extensive radiation for cancer years ago which destroyed my digestive track.
To make it worse, the radiation caused a cancerous colon tumor and the surgeon removed lots of both my small and large bowels - cut happy doctor! He said it was so damaged by the radiation that it wasn't doing me any good. Wrong!!!! I have had diarrhea and pain since the surgery 6 years ago.

When I was on cipro I couldn't leave the bathroom and that was before the colon cancer surgery. But I'm willing to try it if it will help me breathe.

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