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Do metronidazole and docycline cause yeast infection?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Taking antibiotics: Can kill normal bacteria - allowing for overgrowth of yeast. So the answer is yes - it can lead to overgrowth.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/29/2016

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