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YES, ANTIBIOTICS CAN CAUSE DIARRHOEA. ANTIBIOTICS IN ADDITION TO DESTROYING THE BAD INFECTION ALSO DESTROYS THE GOOD FLORA IN THE INTESTINES.

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