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Can antibiotic caused ulcertive colitis be cured thru natural remedies?
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Some misconceptions: 1) antibiotics don't cause ulcerative colitis. Rather, they are often used as a treatment option for it when the disease proves refractory to "step up" therapy; 2) some antibiotics can contribute to pseudomembranous colitis by promoting the growth of clostridium difficile. This infectious organism is unlikely to resolve with just "natural remedies" & if left untreated can cause complications.
Answered 12/9/2013
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No: Antibiotic induced pseudomembranous colitis requires Flagyl or vancomycin.
Answered 6/25/2014
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No: Certain probiotics work but not the ones you get over the counter.
Answered 9/25/2012
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Yes and No: Ulcerative colitis is not caused by antibiotics. Clostridium difficile pseudomembraneous colitis is caused by antibiotics altering the bowel flora and allowing overgrowth of toxin producing c.Difficile. Oral vancomycin or Flagyl to kill off the c.Difficile is the main treatment. Probiotics such as vsl#3 (10 cups of yogert bacteria in 1 capsule) or flora-stor (saccromyces boulardii) can help.
Answered 9/7/2019
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