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Should i be concerned about anything like my gut health if i take one antibiotic and then another about a week after taking the first one for 1 week?

Q: should i be concerned about anything like my gut health if i take one antibiotic and then another about a week after taking the first one for 1 week?

: It would depend on the specific antibiotics you take or took. Visit this site for names of antibiotics that are a risk for C diff. The same antibiotics are the ones that alter your GI health.

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

It would depend on the specific antibiotics you take or took. Visit this site for names of antibiotics that are a risk for C diff. The same antibiotics are the ones that alter your GI health.

Dr Rhoads agreed

Answered 9/23/2021

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A member asked:

Should i be concerned about anything like my gut health if i take one antibiotic and then another about a week after taking the first one for 1 week?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Dr Rhoads agreed

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