A member asked:

I'm taking amoxicilin, omeprazole, azithromycine, bismuth subcitrate. can i have constipation in first days and now have diarrhea?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Yes: Bismuth can cause constipation but antibiotics like amoxicillin & azithromycin often cause diarrhea because they kill much of our friendly flora as well as unfriendly bacteria like H. pylori. I advise all my patients to take probiotics like Sacchromyces bouardii & lactobacillus acidophilus & bifidus while taking antibiotics & for a few weeks after to prevent & reverse diarrhea from antibiotics.

Answered 11/25/2014

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