I had my surgeries in 2000. I deal with pouchitis a few times a year. I’m allergic to cipro so I am on metronidazole. The last few times the odor when I evacuate is intense. I can smell the drug. Anyone experience this and get any feedback?
thank you!
Karen
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I couldn't say I've smelt the antibiotics like you are describing but I believe it's possible. I can taste them when I am on them. You could be having trouble absorbing them and they could be in your stool as well...
I have taken cipro for pouchitis and one thing I notice soon after taking it is that my stools don't smell bad at all. Off cipro, they can be quite smelly. And when I eat raw red onion...you do NOT want to be the next one in the stall after me!
Yes, I experience a strong odor of the drug with any unpleasant biologically-oriented smells. For example, if someone else has bad breath the smell of the drug permeates it. My stools smell god awful. It's pretty overwhelming. Like @RHolt when I'm on cipro my stools are basically odorless. Flagyl hasn't been working for my recurring pouchitis, but cipro does the trick.
I am not aware of any of these drugs having distinctive odors. If so I would like to hear what exactly they have an odor of. Foul smelling stool usually comes from a Pouchitis or bacterial overgrowth situation which is the very situation these drugs are supposed to treating.
IT smells like Flagyl. I know the smell I saw my GASTRO today - we are going to do some blood tests.
@CTBarrister It's a very bitter, metallic smell, just like the drug.
I have taken it for 25 years and can't say I have ever noticed it
