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Is it normal to have diarrhea from treatment with antibiotics?
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Depends: If your being treated with potent antibiotics, multiple antibiotics, or prolonged antibiotic therapy diarhea can occur. It kills off the normal flora in the bowels and an overgrowth oportunistic organisms can occur. The normal flora usually keeps the bugs in check but the abx kills them off and allows the rogue bacteria to grow and cause the symptoms.
Answered 9/28/2012
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