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Why does clindamycin give me such bad of diarrhea?
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Common: There is commonly an entity called antibiotic-induced diarrhea that occurs and is benign. However, there is also a more serious condition call c. Diff colitis that can occur with certain antibiotics (like clindamycin) due to the killing of all of the bacteria in the colon except for that one particular one.
Answered 2/4/2014
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