Training while taking 2wks course of powerful antibiotics

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I’m just beginning my IM training plan and have been prescribed a 2 week course of …

Metronidazole - 4oomg 3 times a day and
Flucloxacillin - 500mg 4 times a day.

For any of you medical professionals out there…

Am I likely to suffer during training or any side effects?

Thanks

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I’m a medical UNprofessional. I think you will have higher sun sensitivity, as I recall that as a concern when on ABs. Check into it.

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Dizzyness and like the previous person said sun sensitivity.

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You would probably have more side effects from whatever you’re being treated for than the antibiotics. What are they for? They cover a broad spectrum. Another risk, in addition to what was posted above, is C. Diff colitis, a condition which occurs when the antibiotics kill the good bugs in your gut as well as the stuff they are meant to kill.

Deke

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Metro is the first line therapy for C DIff colitis
oral Vanco second
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OK! I’ll bite. What is flucloxacillin. (fluconazone?) I’ve never heard of it. What is being treated?

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I’m with you docfuel. What the heck is that? Flagyl, OK, but what the fluc? :slight_smile: I’m assuming Dicloxacillin

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Yes, that’s true. The combo can still give you C diff colitis - I actually don’t think that any antibiotic is completely free of the complication. Cecil’s says that there are Flagyl resistant C diff around. Don’t tell anyone I’m looking in an internal medicine text, though.

Deke

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perhaps we should reccomend prophylactic stool enemas… (just kidding)

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:slight_smile: Are you sure your an orthopod … :slight_smile:

I’ve got a lovely Harrison’s (barely used) if you’d like :slight_smile: