Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 > > I think I would want stool cultures or some idea before trying Flagyl. Thanks all for the input! The reason I got the script without a stool culture etc is that I don't have insurance, so can't really afford a complete work-up with scope, blood tests and stool cultures. And believe me, I am SO the last person to use antibotics (I don't think anyone who knows me would believe I'm even considering this!) but this is desperation speaking here :^). Well, I'm going to just hang on to the script for now and see if the Scenar treatment can help restore the balance, while still on the SCD, of course. Thanks again, and thanks for the links, Amelia! Lilian " IBS " -C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I took a run of Flagyl in Dec. 2008. What a nightmare! I agree with PJ. I remember telling my family that it was a wicked antibiotic! I had Diverticulitis with an abscess. I took Flagyl and Cipro and also a run of Levaquin. They cured everything and just about took me out in the process! Lord I hope I don't EVER have to do that again. ~Tonya~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Oh gosh. I hate to say it, but when I had to take flagyl for my " parasites " (it was actually UC, later to be discovered) those were the worst 10 days of my life. It made me horribly sick to my stomach, and then the fennergen I had to take for the nausea just knocked me out, so I basically spent all day on the couch with the barf bucket. Of course, everyone's different and I might just be weird, but if there's something else you can take I would take that instead! Alyssa =) > > Saw a doc today for a treatment called Scenar. In reviewing my history she stated that I may be suffering from these symptoms due to a severe intestinal infection, perhaps Giardia, that I had in West Africa many years ago. She said that the bacterium could have survived in the appendix and started overpopulating the gut after my first pregnancy. If the Skenar treatment doesn't yield the expected results, she suggests I try course of Flagyl (antibiotic) to > treat the infection. She said it wouldn't kill off L. acidophilus in the GI tract because it targets gram-negative bacteria. > > Any experiences with Flagyl or combining Flagyl with SCD? > > Thanks, > Lilian > " IBS " -C 10+ years, SCD 3 1/2 months > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I don't know, I've taken it twice and both times it was with Cipro. First when I was first really ill then a few years later. I was too busy not keeping food down and still had 'd' everytime I ate. That stuff alone is just gross. I think grape helps with the taste--or maybe that's the prednisone taste. Hope you feel better, Debbie 41 cd Can flagyl cause die-off in the form of D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Pre-SCD, flagly gave me horrible D. And this was when I was constipated all the time! My body did not approve. Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > Can flagyl cause die-off in the form of D? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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