Flagyl use

I take both Cipro and Flagyl every day, and have for several years. Cipro alone stopped working for me, and Flagyl alone never helped, but in my case the combination, in a low dose once daily, does the trick. If Flagyl alone worked I'd be using that. Side effects re minimal for me.

I believe that a pretty high dose of VSL #3 DS also helps me.

I have taken 500 mg of Flagyl, 500 mg of Cipro and Lomotil 2x per day for the last 14 years.  I don't have any side effects, but have been told to watch for tingling in hands/feet, as Flagyl is known to cause nerve damage in some.  I tried going off of the Flagyl a couple of times, but regretted it (pouchitis symptoms came back). 

Hope this helps

Personally, I think it is far better to rotate different antibiotics, or "pulse" dose (where you alternate off and on antibiotics). Some are lucky and avoid side effects and bacterial resistance, but the risks are still there. I did OK on antibiotics, but still had significant pouchitis evident on endoscopy. I am now on Remicade and Imuran, which my GI prefers to constant antibiotics.

Still, if I was doing perfectly on reasonable doses of antibiotics, I'd stick with that until problems arose.

Jan  

I would definitely rotate antibiotics if I had three (or even just two) that worked for me.