A 37-year-old female asked:
Pain in stomach. Taking advil (ibuprofen) and penicillin for strep.why is my stomach throbbing like hunger pain and cramping.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience in Psychiatry
Uncertain but..: Sometimes use of antibiotics can throw off the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut - so that is one possibility. Another possible issue is that NSAID's can sometimes cause GI upset.
Answered on Mar 25, 2019
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