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Why i have pain in my lower abdomen after i took antibiotics?
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Depends.: Erythromycin and some other antibiotics stimulate the bowel and cause cramps directly; most antibiotics affect the bowel by changing bacterial growth within it.
Answered 6/25/2014
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