A 45-year-old member asked:
can you take pepto bismal with antibiotic for travelers diarrhea?
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Dr. Anatoly Belilovsky answered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
When appropriate:: With travel to places where bacterial diarrhea is common. For viral diarrhea, pepto bismol (bismuth subsalicylate) alone is better.
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