cold meds and Macrobid
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cold meds and Macrobid
I am 3 yrs post infection and now have mild ibs. I completed a 7 day course (2x day) of Macrobid last Thursday for a uti. Took Florastor and Bio K and am continuing to take them. I feel like I've done well so far. Over the weekend I developed a really bad cold and I've been taking Zytrec, Flonase and Sudafed D. I saw my pcp yesterday and stopped taking Sudafed and started Mucinex DM bc I was beginning to develop a productive cough. I forgot to mention it to my pcp but have noticed that for the past couple of days I've had looser mild (pile-like tmi) bms. Can these cold meds cause that to happen? I believe this is related more to the cold meds/ cold than the Macrobid...I think. I never had this issue pre c diff. My plan is to continue the probiotics for another couple of months and switch back to my once daily VSL3.
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Re: cold meds and Macrobid
Absolutely it could be the cold meds. Lots of people have trouble with strong cold meds like Mucinex and Sudafed post CDiff. Not to mention, the post nasal drip from congestion can cause D and GI upset too.
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Re: cold meds and Macrobid
Definitely the cold meds can mess up your gut or sometimes the cold itself can give GI symptoms. I had the flu right after Christmas and since then i am also dealing with a IBS flare that doesn't seem to end.
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