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Abscess/10days on penicillin dr switched toclindamycin, i'm afraid to hurt my intestine, i didn't started the treat yet, safe way to take clidamyci ?
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Abscess: The best thing to do with clindaymycin is to take a probiotic, or better yet eat at least 1 yogurt a day. This will help prevent clostridium difficile infection.
Answered 6/23/2015
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