Reply to "Cipro stopped working - on steroids, maybe Crohns, whats next?"

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The term "broad spectrum" antibiotic means it covers a lot of bacteria but not all. Cipro and Flagyl are from completely different antibiotic families, and work on different bacteria. It's common sense that using them in tandem ought to provide better results than using either one alone, and that was my experience as well as Scott's. A lot of people unfortunately struggle with the side effects of one or the other, particularly flagyl. If side effects are not an issue with either drug, there is no good reason not to use both in tandem in treating stubborn long term chronic pouchitis. I did for many years, before going on Remicade and having it work as well or better than antibiotics did.

There are tons of other biologics besides Remicade- Entyvio and the newer Skyrizi just to name 2.

8/17/248:53 AM

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