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Have gastropathy,bile reflux & upper abd pain. nothing helped so md put me on 10 day course of ciprofloxacin. it stopped the pain. what do you think?
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Many possibilities: Among others small intestine bacterial overgrowth or SIBO, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, general antiinflammatory effect of antibiotic or simple coincidence with condition resolving by itself. Not to mention placebo effect working in about 30% of cases.
Answered 4/9/2019
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