3rd day antibiotic and DD already has diarrhea...

[Anonymous]

DD (6.5) is on an cednifir (sp?) for a UTI - this is the only option because she is allergic to bactrim and amoxicillin.
This is day 3, and she already has diarrhea...I hate to think what 4 more days will do to her system.
I am giving her the maximum dosage of probiotics (culturelle), 4 tablets per day and giving her yogurt as well.
Any other ideas? I imagine it's only going to get worse. I'll start the BRAT diet tomorrow.
Is this just par for the course with antibiotics? We've never experienced this before. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Par for the course. Make sure that DD doesn't take the meds on an empty stomach. I just picked up cephalexin for strep today and the label says diarrhea may happen several weeks after finishing the medication. Ugh.

[Anonymous]

Yogurt!

[Anonymous]

Try a different probiotic, they are not all the same. I have had the best luck with Nature's Way Reuturi (sp?) or Optima or other Nature's Way probiotics. You want a product that guarantees live cultures through the expiration date NOT just at the "time of manufacture".

[Anonymous]

I would try to ask for a dift antibiotic. I took cedfinir and had the worst diahrrea ever. I ended up quitting the drug bc I just couldn't take it anymore and I know how bad it is to quit antibiotics. It was that bad. Sorry! (I've been fine on other antibiotics - some will give me a metallic taste, but I can deal with that.)