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Does taking azithromycin and ibuprofen make you have diarrhea?
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Antibiotics can: Antibiotics such as Azithromycin can cause diarrhea. They change the normal flora of the colon. Probiotics that contain acidophilus and bifidobacter will help if taken while on antibiotics because they reestablish the normal bacterial balance in the colon.
Answered 6/24/2014
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Yes : Just about any antibiotic, including azithromycin, can cause diarrhea. It has been shown that probiotics like vsl#3 help prevent antibiotic associated diarrhea ANS c. Difficile disease.
Answered 11/24/2015
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