Im on antibiotics and pain pills for an abcessed tooth. now im having to force myself to pee. what is going on? is it the medicine?

Pain pills: It is probably the pain pills that is causing the urinary retention (unable to pee). Consult your doctor for further recommendations as he or she knows your entire medical history. Often you can switch to a different type of pain medication.

DDS and MD consult: As I do not know what medications you are on, nor your complete medical history, i really can't give you a good answer. You should discuss this issue with your prescribing doctor and your own physician.

Meds..: Antibiotics cause their own problems like rashes and stomach upset ( but...Very important so don't stop). Pain meds (usually narcotics) can stop up your entire body like constipation etc. When taking these...Don't take together and for the clogging effect of the pain meds...Eat or drink fiber to help move things along. Prunes, apricots MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) or phillips mom.