Are antibiotics the cause of the bloating???!!!
#122505 - 11/16/04 02:40 PM
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I have acne (started when I turned 30 - nice welcome, huh?)and have been taking antibiotics on and off for about 3 years. Interestingly, my IBS-C seems to be on and off as well. I have used the diet guidelines on this site which have helped noticably (thank you, by the way), but I am in a very bad place right now with bloating and constipation. I started up again on antibiotics for my face about 4 weeks ago. Does anyone know if there a correlation? I don't know what I'll do if the antibiotics are the culprit. My acne is too bad for topical solutions alone!!
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Amy
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Antibiotics can reak havic on your GI tack.  I get messed up every time I take them. Talk to your Dr. about your IBS he may have another solution, or he may tell you that your particular brand of antibiotics are OK. I'm sorry that I don't have any better advice for you.  I'm sure that someone else on this board might.  Good luck.
Chany
Edited by Casper (11/16/04 05:19 PM)
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That will replace the good bacteria in your system, which are being killed off by the antibiotics you are taking. This is why a lot of women get yeast infections while on antibiotics. HTH!
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Michelle
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Antibiotics tend to be bad for IBS - talk to your doc about this asap.
Taking a probiotic is a great idea, but I think you'll have to take it at the other end of the end to the antibiotics. And using Acacia might help as well as it's a prebiotic (which I think means it makes things nice for the probiotics!).
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