Reminder about antibiotics, flu and pancreatitis! PLEASE READ

[Guest guest]

Hi all:

I have been lurking and not posting lately. Things are wild. My

dad had major surgery for an aortic aneurysm and that has taken most

of my time. Things are fine now.

With all the talk of flu and flu shots and just flu in general I

feel I need to remind everyone about the " mycin " group of

antibiotics. Do not take any antibiotic from the " mycin " group as

they can and they DO cause pancreatitis. I have had it twice from

them and almost died.

Sounds funny I should even think of this but there are lots of

doctors out there who will give em out, never think etc. Then there

are the docs who just hand em out regardless if you have a virus and

not a bacteria. What do they hand out? Mostly the " Z-PAK " or

Zithromycin! Deadly stuff if you have chronic pancreatitis or any

pancreas problem. Also Dynabec is another. It is one that you take

like the Z-pak for three or four days. This is dirithromycin

another " mycin " drug. Always make sure you don't get hold of any of

these kinds of antibiotics. Just thought I would add that in light

of the flu season and the rush of antibiotic prescriptions!

Take care all

Kaye