I have been on augmentin for over a year for pouchitis with very good results and no sude effects. I believe they do not prescribe it as often as other antibiotics because as my gi has indicated it is the big gun antibiotic and the strongest one out there.

Augmentin is in my rotation, which is cipro and flagyl, xifaxin, and augmentin. I rotate onto augmentin next week. They all work for me with no side effects, but cipro and flagyl work best.

Augmentin hasn't been effective for my pouchitis as of yet, but I do know that it has worked well for many people on this forum. Perhaps it will work for me in the future. Sometimes an antibiotic works, then it no longer does, and then later it works again.

There are many antibiotics which successfully treat pouchitis beside Cipro and Flagyl. In many cases, it's trial and error for an individual. For instance, Bactrim DS worked very well for me before I became resistant to it. I'm optimistic it will work again down the road.

Glad you've found one that works for you.