I have questions about antibiotics possibly contributing to some forms of IBD. I'm in the middle of being diagnosed and had a very negative experience with a round of flagyl that was given (unwisely) to rule out giardia - I'd definitely view it now as a 'flare' - though my blood sugars were also out of control as my diabetes was also just coming back. No vomiting, but I was bedridden for 2-3 days with fatigue and massive malaise. I also had my most serious extraintestinal episode start at this time.
My current situation has been going on six months, but I also had a round of flagyl last summer for a real case of giardia and in hindsight that also seemed to effect me similarly, though not as severely.
I am familiar with antibiotic use and the incidents last summer continued for awhile after use - most notably with some 'hawkwing' mushrooms that have the reputation of being tough to digest for some - and which knocked me out for a couple of days. This was about 3 weeks after finishing the flagyl. In general I spent a lot of time between 9,000 and 12,000 feet during that same period and was experiencing symptoms that made me think my sleep apnea machine was working at the altitude- primarily fatigue and related. We are testing that again this summer and the preliminary is negative on the apnea cause.
My current situation has been going on six months, but I also had a round of flagyl last summer for a real case of giardia and in hindsight that also seemed to effect me similarly, though not as severely.
I am familiar with antibiotic use and the incidents last summer continued for awhile after use - most notably with some 'hawkwing' mushrooms that have the reputation of being tough to digest for some - and which knocked me out for a couple of days. This was about 3 weeks after finishing the flagyl. In general I spent a lot of time between 9,000 and 12,000 feet during that same period and was experiencing symptoms that made me think my sleep apnea machine was working at the altitude- primarily fatigue and related. We are testing that again this summer and the preliminary is negative on the apnea cause.
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