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Anitbiotics

G GraceBMember

I had my take down surgery 5 years ago.  I alternate cipro and flagyl for constant pouchitis.  My gastro tells me I have poor pouch function.  A few weeks ago I had a boil on my elbow so I went to an orthopedic he told me it was bursitis.. He drained my elbow and put me on a antibiotic sulfamethoxazole generic for Bactrim.  I stopped taking the cipro and now I feel as though I am getting symptoms of pouchitis.  I am going to call my gastro tomorrow but does anyone have any thoughts on this.  Should I have stopped the cipro?   Thanks  Grace

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Scott FScott FMember

When another doc puts me on an antibiotic (e.g. Ceftin for sinusitis), I try to discuss the plan with my GI. Together we decided in that case to try stopping the other antibiotic (Cipro) for the ten days, and that worked out for me, but you may need both, for now. It's fine to take antibiotics from more than one drug class, but of course you'll be risking more side effects.

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