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Originally Posted by Bearygood
She's on her 6th day of Cipro; a dose of 500 mgs twice a day. She has a few different types of probiotics (good quality and fridge stored) and would prefer to go that route in order to avoid dairy right now and she hasn't much of an appetite. With that being the case, do you have a suggestion as to when she should take the probiotic so as not to interfere with the benefits of the antiobiotic?
Thanks, mrsD!
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Cipro does impact the bowel considerably. It can lead to a colitis in the bowel, for some people, especially those who
take antibiotics frequently.
Cipro is twice a day, typically in dose. So taking the probiotic a couple of hours after each dose may help.
One cannot take minerals like Calcium/magnesium, iron etc with Cipro so dairy has to be avoided at the timing of the doses.
Any severe diarrhea that develops should be reported to the doctor, as C. difficile may occur. This would mean treatment with Vancomycin typically.
Yeast is always a possible side effect too. Avoiding sugar, or high glycemic carbs will starve this off for most people.
Most UTI's are treated with lower dose Cipro for shorter periods. Once you get into the 14 days or longer other side effects may occur.
Some people may develop Peripheral Neuropathy from Cipro, and also tendon ruptures may occur up to a year after treatment.
Dr. Cohen's website discusses fluroquinolone side effects:
http://medicationsense.com/about_cohen.html
But many can tolerate this treatment. One just has to be watchful while on it.
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