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Antibiotic-associated diarrhea refers to passing loose, watery stools three or more times a day after taking medications used to treat bacterial infections (antibiotics).
About 1 in 5 people who take antibiotics develop antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Most often, antibiotic-associated diarrhea is mild and requires no treatment. The diarrhea typically clears up within a few days after you stop taking the antibiotic. More-serious antibiotic-associated diarrhea requires stopping or sometimes switching antibiotics....
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For most people, antibiotic-associated diarrhea causes mild signs and symptoms, such as:
Antibiotic-associated diarrhea is likely to begin about a week after you start taking an antibiotic. Sometimes, however, diarrhea and other symptoms don't appear until days or even weeks after you've finished antibiotic treatment. Clostridioides difficile (formerly Clostridium difficile) infection C. difficile is a toxin-producing bacterium that can cause a more serious antibiotic-associated diarrhea. In addition t...
Why antibiotic-associated diarrhea occurs isn't completely understood. It's commonly thought to develop when antibacterial medications (antibiotics) upset the balance of good and bad bacteria in your gastrointestinal tract. The antibiotics most likely to cause diarrhea Nearly all antibiotics can cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Antibiotics most commonly involved include:
Treatment for antibiotic-associated diarrhea depends on the severity of your signs and symptoms. Treatments to cope with mild antibiotic-associated diarrhea If you have mild diarrhea, your symptoms likely will clear up within a few days after your antibiotic treatment ends. In some cases, your doctor may advise you to stop your antibiotic therapy until your diarrhea subsides. Treatment to fight harmful bacteria causing C. difficile infection If you develop C. difficile infection, your doctor will likely stop whatever antibiotic you...
To help prevent antibiotic-associated diarrhea, try to:
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