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Can taking low dose antibiotics long term 5 years cause irritation in the intestines and can you have inflammation in the intestines from something other than c-diff or crohn's/uc?
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Bowel overgrowth: You can get bowel overgrowth which in turn can cause poor absorption of sugars . This leads to excessive gas production.
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