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A member asked:
How long after taking antibiotics will the diarrhea end?
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Is it infection?: Not all diarrhea is infectious. What are the circumstances under which diarrhea developed (malabsorption, pancreatic maldigestion, food intolerances, stressful times, exposure to ill individuals, food poisoning, ischemic gut, inflammatory colitis, etc.), severity (stool volume, dehydration, blood, night-time awakening, weight loss), duration? Cure depends on diagnosis &/or eradication of infection.
Answered 4/22/2012
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Depends: Sometimes the antibiotics cause another infection called c.Diff. This can be tested for by stool testing. In this case the diarrhea may persist after finishing your course many antibiotics also kill off the good flora in the intestine causing diarrhea, but usually the bacteria should grow back in 48-72 hours.
Answered 6/21/2017
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