I have been having awful diarrhea for the past 2 days. I started on fluconazole on Monday night. Its a low dose just 50 mg twice a day. I have taken 200 mg and never had diarrhea,but as a one time dose not daily.
I don't know if it is connected to the fluconazole or not. Yesterday it was just in the am, but very bad. I felt like I lost 10 pound but felt better later on. Tody it happened in the am again but came on again a few hrs later.
I started taking some activated charcoal but still feel awful. I have some chills so wondering if this could be a bug? If so I have not had a stomach flu in many years.
Unfortunately the traditional fods used to treat diarrhea like toast, bananas and rice I cannot eat as I can't have any starches..
Posted by SacredHeart (Member # 44733) on :
Probiotics? Any time my stool shows signs of becoming loose I step up my probiotics, but I just got diagnosed and know close to nothing. Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Call the doctor who put you on the med, they like to know when you have severe diarrhea.
Posted by Ellen101 (Member # 35432) on :
Thanks Sacredheart. I did tske the probiotics this morning which may have caused more diarrhea so not sure I want to take more.
Sixgoofykids if it continues I will call my doctor tomorrow but I think she would just say to stop the fluconazole for now.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
s.boulardii will usually stop me up in a flash
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Ellen, sometimes they worry about a secondary infection like c diff.
Posted by Ellen101 (Member # 35432) on :
I am not on any antibiotics. I would have no reason to have c diff.
Posted by ladyjenie (Member # 21098) on :
I just found out I have microscopic colitis, meaning the tissue visible during lower colonoscopy was remarkable but biopsies showed infection deep within the tissue...that's how it was explained to me.
I got diarreah after adding Ceftin to Azithromycin. Went on 4 months, 7-8 times a day with severe cramping. Two C-diff tests were negative.
LLMD tried me on VSL #3 and VSL #3 DS but neither helped.
I am a week in to treatment with a corticosteroid, Entocort, which is helping a little.
Pepto-Bismol is great for stopping diarreah. I took it 3-4 times a day so I could do errands and make church.
Something new the doctor gave samples of is EnteraGam, a serum-derived bovine protein you mix in pudding that bulks up the bowels. Does help.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Steroids... not a good idea.
Posted by Razzle (Member # 30398) on :
Microscopic colitis is often caused by gluten (wheat, rye, barley, spelt, and oats that are not certified gluten-free) in one's diet.
To stop severe diarrhea, charcoal is an excellent choice, as is contacting your doctor.
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