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A member asked:

On 5th of 10 days of paromomycin for invasive amebiasis, and i'm having moderate upper gi pain(middle below my breasts) should i be worried? it hurts!

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Paromomycin: This antibiotic is poorly absorbed from the GI tract and 100% is recoverable in stool. It is only meant to treat intestinal amoebiasis and if you have extra-intestinal disease you need very different therapy. You should not only be worried, but go immediately to a doctor (infectious diseases expert would be good) who understands this disease and get evaluated and treated appropriately. Go now.

Answered 6/10/2014

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