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Hi all, I know you aren't supposed to take antacids with Zith but what about the other abx's. I am on oral Biaxin and Flagyl. I get heartburn regularly and whenever I use Tums, I get loose bowels.
Is this a common side affect? Just wondering because I really need to take something for the heartburn but hate having to get up several times in the night. Anyone know?
Thanks in advance!
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Good grief - if you are on Flagyl you should be on something to protect your stomach. You can also try Tindamax, a Flagyl derivative that is less harmful to the stomach. My daughter and I both ended up on prescritpion stomach protectors, and eventually had to be on the more expensvie Nexium - although docs usually have samples. OTC was not enough.
We were never told not to take antacids with Zithromax - my daughter was told it was okay to take something while on Zithromax.
However, you need to find out the time-spacing required, depending on what you do take. OTC antacids were to be 2 hours away from the ABX. Nexium is to be taken 1 hour before ingesting something so we keep ours by our bedside & take it when we wake up in the early AM hours then go back to sleep; I was on something else that could be taken 30 minutes before ingesting anything.
Heartburn is creating its own damage which can cause you further problems in the future - speak to your doc and get help.
I don't know what is in Tums, but too much magnesium can cause loose bowels & many of the OTC products are mainly magnesium.
ESG
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