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I started experiencing diarrhea wednesday night. i woke up to stomach cramps and more diarrhea. i visited my primary care doc they suggested pepto bismol and prescribed ciproflaxacin for a 10 days. friday diarrhea was not as often but stomach cram?
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Infection : If it is new onset symptoms and you never had them before then it could be viral gastroenteritis/food poisoning! Now abx could make your cramps worse. Try yogurts or probiotics that could help with the symptoms. Avoiding spicy and heavy meats for now.
Answered 3/6/2018
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