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Just today I started Azithromycin. I am starting out at 250 mg twice a day.
I have just started cramping in the lower abdomen.
I am not going to worry much about it, I read the precautions and it said it could cause abdominal pain, loose stools and such.
I thought I would give it a good seven days to see if it gets better before deciding to give it up.
Just wondering if anyone else experienced the cramping, if it goes away, or is this a possible sign that I need to stop taking it and go to another antibiotic.....
Cramping is not serious, a little bit uncomfortable. But those of you who may have experienced this might could give me a little insight on this Azithromycin.
Thanks.
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I am on IV zith and it causes a lot of tightness in my stomach. Nothing in the lower abdomen though. LLMD gave me pills for nausea to get me through it.
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Carolann, it gave me the worst stomach pains and worse nausea. Even nausea meds wouldn't helpI and I vomited once. The pain was so bad I couldn't move.
I am on my third week of taking it, and it's so much better. I get pain but it's not as bad. What also helped me was slowing it down.
This is normal with zithro according to my LMDD and it will get better!
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Lymetoo, I am taking Ultimate Flora (30 billion) and somewhere on this site I read that you need at least 200 billion a day.
I haven't been taking that much. I am taking 4 tablets daily which is supposed to be 120 billion.
That stuff is costly!
My stomach was okay at work today. It could have been just a one time thing. Hope so.
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That happened to me, too, but it got much better after the first week.
I started taking it with food half way through a meal.
My doc had me do only one zith a day for a week, and then I started on two a day. By then I was fine.
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I just took my second Zithromax for the day. I took one yesterday. I took the second one today less than an hour ago.
So far I feel fine. I have been taking the probiotics a couple of hours after my antibiotics.
Other than the bit of cramping last night, I am fine.
So far, I have only taken doxy, ceftin, and now zithromax. The ceftin seemed to bother my head quite a bit and my ears. Bad headaches. Floaters.
Called the doc and he told me to go to Zith and I am kind of wondering why because I know that Zith is hard on the ears.
So I am just waiting to see what this will do.
That is a good probiotic Lymetoo. 50 billion in one pill. The highest I could find here was 35 billion and I only found that once.
Anything to cut down on pills!
luvema, Maybe I will be lucky and last night will be my first and my last bad issue with zith!!! Wouldn't that be great!
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