What are the possible side effects of oral antibiotics?

Answer 1

Cipro is a broad-spectrum antibiotic, meaning it is effective on a broad range of bacterial infections. The side-effects listed are: Most Common: * nausea * vomiting * diarrhea Less Common: * dizziness * abdominal pain * headache * liver inflammation These side-effects are usually short term, and will go away within a day or so. But if they do become severe, or if they continue, contact your doctor or pharmacist. If you have diarrhea, you can eat cultured yogurt or drink buttermilk, which have active cultures that will counteract the diarrhea. Or, you can take an acidophilus pill daily, which is just as beneficial -- if not more so. The reason this helps is that the antibiotics destroy ALL the bacteria in your digestive system, even the "good" bacteria that your body needs. By putting the good bacteria back in your system, you can help prevent these side-effects. Also, keep in mind that, when a drug is being tested, any side-effects MUST be reported, even if it happens to only one person out of a thousand. So these side-effects, even the ones listed as "most common," don't occur to all who take them. When taking any antibiotics, take the full prescription as ordered by your doctor. Failure to do so can result in the infection returning, but worse than it was in the beginning. The reason for this is that the antibiotics kill the weaker bacteria first, so if you stop taking the med too soon, the stronger bacteria will be the ones to survive, and then multiply. This will make treating the infection much more difficult.

Answer 2

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I did an English paper on Antibiotics a few weeks ago. You need to be more specific. What kind of Antibiotics are you talking about? There are probably over hundreds of types. Some side effects could be drowsiness, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, stomachaches..I can't really give you an answer because you didn't specify.

A painful bacterial infection on toe for 78 year old lady-did not specify-for an assignment.She has mild Asthma,and slight right sided stroke

Answer 3

Depends on your bodies make-up. I remember I took Amoxycillin (antibiotic) which worked perfectly fine up until my last couple days taking it when I ended up with an full-body rash thing. Doctors were astounded and didn't have a clear answer why except possibly either an allergic reaction or something special that Amoxycillin does.

But generally speaking you may feel a little off for a while, more tired etc because the antibiotics are fighting bacteria in your body but there could be something else going on also behind the bacteria.

Answer 4

Amoxicillin side effectsGet emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction to amoxicillin: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;

• nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);

• diarrhea that is watery or bloody;

• fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;

• easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;

• urinating less than usual or not at all;

• agitation, confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior; or

• seizure (black-out or convulsions).

Less serious amoxicillin side effects are more likely to occur, such as:

• nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;

• vaginal itching or discharge;

• headache;

• swollen, black, or "hairy" tongue; or

• thrush (white patches inside your mouth or throat).

Answer 5

All drugs have side-effects. Each person is an individual and what is a side-effect for one person may not be a side-effect for another person. The most commmon side effect of anti-biotics are, nausea, diarrhoera and headaches.

Answer 6

There are plenty of negative effects of long term antibiotic usage or continous antibiotic usage for frequent infections. Bacteria can adapt to be "resist" the killing ability of the antibiotic and thus become more dangerous. The antibiotic can also kill the normal flora or the "good bacteria" in your gut, which increases the risk of you acquiring a dangerous bacterial strain. One particular such bug that you can acquire is called Clostridium difficile (C. Difficile) and it is extremely hard for doctors to eradicate this bacteria. Long term usage of antibiotics can also be extremely irritating to the stomach and the intestines, causing diarrhea, abdominal pain, and cramps. With certain antibiotics, you can also develop Allergies aganist it or have higher risk for other side effects (such as when alcohol is combined with Flagyl or Metronidazole).

On the other hand, long term use of antibiotics are required in certain disease states to prevent or treat infections. The treatment of Clostridium difficile (C. Difficile) infection is long term antibiotic therapy until the diarrhea caused by this bacteria's toxin stops and the patient seems to get better. In HIV/AIDS patients, antibiotics are needed to supress bacterial growth that can be life threatning to the patient.

Answer 7

Mild nausea and diarohea are common, although in some cases this can be severe.

Answer 8

Possible side effects include allergic reactions, stomach upset, vaginal yeast infections, dizziness, and tooth discoloration