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Day 3 of 10, 500mg azithromycin for a sinus infection. i have diarrhea and mucus in stool. is this normal? no blood or pain.

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Contact your doctor: Many antibiotics, including azithromycin, can cause diarrhea. Usually it isn't serious, and absence of blood and pain is a good sign. However, mucus could suggest a more serious problem, such as antibiotic-triggerd Clostridium difficile ("C diff"). Tell the doctor who prescribed azithromycin and follow her advice.

Answered 1/10/2016

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