cactus
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I seem to be a bundle of questions lately...
For awhile now I've been experiencing nausea and diarrhea (ick, lovely to share) soon after taking my morning meds.
I was taking Mepron, zith, omnicef, & plaquenil at the same time, and have begun a lengthy experiment trying to figure out which one is the culprit.
It's zith. Today I delayed my morning dose till this afternoon, and the nausea & stomach issues began shortly thereafter.
Zith has been part of my regimen in the past, but never with this problem.
I've increased my probiotics, and I'm using Theralac which I think is good...
Anyone else with this problem? Any solutions?
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Hi - Zithromax has been a challenge for me. One thing I tried was to split the pill in half and take it in the morning and PM.
But, this time, what I find that works pretty well to keep the stomach ache and nausea down is to take the whole pill (600mg) in the afternoon ("empty stomach"). Wait about 1 hour. Eat plain yogurt (I love Fage yogurt) with 1 MegaZyme digestive enzyme (by Enzymatic Therapy). Wait about 1 hour - take a theralac and another probiotic that dissolves in the stomach. Wait a while and eat dinner.
I take theralac twice a day now (morning also). The digestive enzymes have been a huge help. My stomach is much happier than before. Does not mean I have no loose stools, but I am not "whooshing" (sorry), almost never nauseated from Zithro anymore. I'm also on Rocephin, which causes loose stool.
Good luck with this.
Robin
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savebabe
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Zith was very hard on my system. It even caused slight hearing loss, that I have yet to fully regain. Doc put me on biaxon instead of zith, and it has been ok so far. Good luck and feel better.
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trueblue
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cactus, Try the Zith a different way. If you're taking it with food... try taking it empty or visa versa.
I'm thinking I have fewer issues empty but haven't tried with food lately. I'm only back on it 5-6 weeks. (I'm eating a little while later.)
I do remember from past experience that I had to split the 600 mg ones and take them morning and night. All at once was waaaaaay too tough on the tummy. (I'm taking 250s and not even daily yet.)
trueblue (Zith whimp)
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I took zithromax for four months. I had, had, had to take it with food. Even with food, the nausea surfaced, but not as bad.
Fayeh Yogurt (GreeK) shakes in the morning helped a lot.
Zith also caused a tremendous amount of ear-buzzing which would make a little off-kilter & thus a little nauseous.
Have to say, Zith kicked spirochete butt. As I built up the dosage, the herxes got too dark for me. Wish I could have stayed on it longer than 4 months.
Best regards,
wiserforit
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my son was on zith for a long time and had terrible stomach issues and back pain. He has since dropped the zith and is taking Biaxin, stomach is much better and no more back pain. Along with the Biaxin he is on minocin and rifampin. Good Luck
cactus
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Thanks, guys.
I split the dose in half today, and took half in the morning (still with food). Less nausea, but still some, ummm, rumbling tummy action - definitely an improvement though.
Yum, I love Fage yogurt too, didn't know anyone else felt the same way! It's a great starter for making yogurt, too, mmmmmmm... So I think I'll try eating that an hour after the zith tonight.
Thanks for all the suggestions. And for the empathy - it helps to know this is an issue for lots of us!
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I thought of a few of other things. Using the digestive enzymes at every meal has helped tremendously.
The other 2 things I have been using regularly are L-glutamine and Tranfer factor advanced.
L-glutamine was first suggested to me by my doctor to help with sugar cravings years ago. It is also in a product called UltraInflamix which I used for a long time to help with IBS. I have subsequently read that L-glutamine is good to help repair the lining of the gut from things like IBS, NSAIDS, etc.
Colostrum (which is in the transfer factor) was also suggested as a great aid in repairing the gut (works faster than L-glutamine).
My guess is that the Zith is tearing up our guts and any repair factors can help.
I just took 600mg of Zith 1.5 hours ago and NO nausea, no stomach ache. Eating the yogurt with a digestive enzyme kinda eases my stomach into eating mode. Then at dinner, the food goes down just fine (with digestive enzymes - can't recommend them enough).
Robin
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I was researching the megazyme digestive enzyme and am trying to figure out whether or not it is gluten free as it has diastatic malt.
"Diastatic Malt Powder - Malt can be diastatic or non-diastatic. "Diastatic" refers to the diastatic enzymes that are created as the grain sprouts. Non-diastatic is simply added as a sweetener, diastatic malt breaks down the starch in dough to yield sugars on which the yeast can feed. Diastatic malt powder ( or barley malt syrup ) when added to dough helps produce a finer texture and longer keeping quality."
Anyone know whether or not there is any gluten left after the enzymes are created?
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cactus
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Robin, thanks for all the great info - it really is amazing what we can all learn from each other!
I took L-glutamine (sp?) years ago, and some type of colostrum supplement as well - don't think it was the one you named.
I was having a lot of GI issues (IBS, etc), and it seemed to help. Hard to say what helped, really, my cabinets looked like a health food store...
Will try to pick some up next week and see...
Oh, and L-glutamine will help with sugar cravings? I was just wondering why suddenly I'm craving sugar (don't usually) and wondering if it might be yeast... so that's a plus, too!
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If I took zithromax in the morning like clock work about an hour and a half later I would be doubled over with cramps. My solution was to take it at night with food just before I went to bed. I slept right through the cramps.
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