HAVE HAD J POUCH FOR SEVERAL YEARS HAD IBS AND IRRITABLE BOWEL. HAVE BEEN ON ANTIBIOTICS FOR MANY YEARS FOR LOSE STOOLS AND FREQUENT BOWEL MOVEMENT, BEEN ON CIPRO, AUGMENTIN, KEFLEX, FLAGYL, DOXXYCYCLINE,TINDAMAX JUST ALL OF THEM. LATELY NONE SEEM TO HELP MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED PEPTO BISMALL 3 TIMES A DAY, FOR 6 DAYS I NEVER FELT SO WONDERFUL, LESS BOWEL MOVEMENTS , RECTAL IRRITATION WENT AWAY, NEVER SO HAPPY. ALL OF A SUDDEN ON SUNDAY, CONSTANTLY GOING TO THE BATHROOM AND HAD ACCIDENT DURING THE NIGHT. MY DOCTOR WANTS ME TO TRY PEPTO AGAIN, SEE HOW I REACT ALSO TOLD ME TO PICK UP IMMODIUM IF PEPTO DOES NOT WORK. LESS THEN A MONTH AGO HAD A POUCH ENDOSTOMY AND EVERYTHING WAS JUST FINE. JUST WONDER IF ANY OF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY HELP. mICHAEL
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When Cipro stopped working for me after a few years, adding Flagyl (taking both together) did the trick. This worked even though Flagyl alone never helped me.
Thanks so much Scott F, however when I took flagyl it made me ill(terrible stomach problems) maybe my doctor would combine cipro and something else, like maybe cipro and keflex. I will certainly look into this with my doctor.
been tested for c diff ????
Thanks for your response Pouchomarx, yes my doctor has checked me for this. Thanks again
Antibiotics didn't work for me so now on Entocort. I'm 1 wk in so far and no side effects. It is a milder steroid. Hopefully it will work!!
Thanks so much Fosty, will definitely look into it,not sure if I took it before, must ask my doctor, I have been on so many medications.