Smz/tmp Diarrhea
UpdatedHi I was prescribed smz/tmp tab for diarrhea and fever. Well the fever went away after 2nd day but diarrhea has not stopped and it's been 5 days. Doctor wants me to take this for 10 days. Will this continue to give me diarrhea or should it stop. I yhink that my intestinal infection is gone but not sure whether to stop medication. Thanks
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Dear tony, SMS/tmp is an antibiotic 2 treat bacterial infections. U must take the whole prescription in order 4 it 2 work properly. Or, the infection may not go away or u could have a relapse. The diarrhea can b caused as a side effect. If it's that bad, ask you're Dr. Or pharmacist if there is anything u can take 2 help with it. Hope this gives u some insight.
Choosing to stop taking any medication after weighing out the benefits and risks can be a difficult decision; especially if you know the infection is still there and needs to be taken care of as well. But Cats68 (post #1) is right, because diarrhea is also listed as a side effect of Sulfamethoxazole/tmp.. I think your best bet would probably be to ask your doctor about trying some other alternative antibiotic that you could safely switch over to.
Trying an antidiarrheal is one other option, but it's hard to say for sure whether or not the antibiotic is causing the diarrhea or if the medication is just aggravating the pre-existing diarrhea symptoms you originally had taken it for in the first place. Either way I hope you're able to find some sort of relief soon.
Thanks. They switched me to amoxilin 500 & side affects from other pill are gone. No more diarrhea, nausea or headache.
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