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@beckyt

Has anybody stopped the antibiotics before the required 10 days for diverticulitis? Had my first attack last month, 10 miserable days of nausea, lightheadedness, no appetite. 3 weeks later, another one. Back on a 10 day course I have read that sometimes you dont need them. To give it a few days to pass. I am thinking of stopping them after 4 days. My pain is gone, and I'm losing too much weight. I have also noticed white spots in my stool. Candida?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Feb 23, 2022

@beckyt

I'm sorry to hear that you are dealing with yet another bout of diverticulitis. Yes, I do know that the antibiotic treatment can have very difficult side effects. I have a very difficult time with the antibiotic Flagyl which is often used for diverticulitis. This may be what you were using. It does cause problems for a lot of people.

Before discontinuing treatment you need to talk with the prescribing doctor and explain the problems you are having with the current antibiotic. He/she is best able to decide if you need to try a different med or not.

From my reading about diverticulitis, I know that some people do wait it out for a few days before starting antibiotics. If you are able to get bed rest and drink fluids for a couple of days, you might be able to arrest the diverticulitis. However, it does require complete rest with your feet up, and a liquid diet for at least the first day and then a very soft diet after that.

Please discuss this with your doctor, though, before trying to cure this on your own. I look forward to hearing how you are doing.

Will you post again?

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