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Topic: ? about Alinia

Larkspur
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 5131

posted

I just took my first Alinia today and my stomach has been gurgling for a few hours. It's annoying.

Is the a side effect or the drug or are some parasites unhappy?

Has anyone else had this problem? I hope it goes away!

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MariaA
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Member # 9128

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I've had all kinds of weird gut issues as the first few days of any antibiotic, so I wouldn't worry about it unless it persists or you get bad gas/diarrhea/constipation or something else that can cause harm. I think I've had the gurgling before when starting on Alinia and other antibiotics.

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Larkspur
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Thanks Maria. I hope it goes away soon. I am confused about Alinia's antibiotic status. I thought it was an anti-parasitic drug

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MariaA
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Hmmm, I might have mis-spoken to call it an antibiotic. It's used for giardia and other small parasites, and for babesia by some Lyme doctors, along with various small gut parasites.

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