IBS brought on by antibiotics
#278341 - 08/15/06 06:29 AM
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JennyS
Reged: 05/26/06
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Hi all,
Here's a question for you:
Have any out there actually developed IBS / Lactose
intolerance after having taken antibiotics (Cipro)?
I had to take Cipro this spring and seem to have
developed the IBS symptoms (and Lactose
intolerance) ever since. I started with C and then
the doctor recommended lots of fiber. Well, that
solved the C temporarily so I started looking for
ways to solve the C problem with diet. That's when
I discovered Heather's books & this website.
I had never had any of these issues before taking the
medication this past spring. Now, if I get some dairy
or have more fats than I realized I get D.
Anyone else out there have this problem?
Thanks,
Jenny
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Hi! I can tell you that after a bout of something called C-diff(intestinal issue brought on by too many antibiotics back to back)I noticed I can no longer tolerate icecream, corn on the cobb and lettuce. I don't eat cream soups anymore and I try to limit my cream cheese and sour creams too. I've had IBS for 18 years and either I just suffered with those items prior to my c-diff bout or what but I now completely stay away from those. It's just not worth it!
Hope this helps. 
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~~~Lisa~~~
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It does a bit, I just find it strange that this all (IBS and lactose intolerance) started up after a round of Cipro. It's the only antibiotic I took, so it wasn't like
a big bout of a ton of different antibiotics.
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If I recall Cipro is a major antibiotic that can cause major stomach upset and D. On my C-diff support group boards they list the antibiotics that can cause c-diff and Cipro is one of them. You'd be surprised the number of people who developed c-diff with only one round of antibiotics. Most are due to taking them after/before dental procedures too. I'm not saying you have c-diff(cause you'd know it)I'm just saying it can only take 1 round of an antibiotic and depending on other circumstances in your system that might be going on, it just could have intensified things. You may be able to start having milk products again in time. Wait a few months and try introducing them to your body again.
Because I had c-diff once, I can never have antibiotics again without the risk of the c-diff coming back! I stress over that all the time!!!
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~~~Lisa~~~
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If antibiotics caused your symptoms then you may benefit from taking a probiotic to help your stomach recover. I don't know one personally but do a search on the boards, ask your doctor or local health food store.
Kat
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Thanks! I'll ask my doctor tomorrow. I was so disgusted
with my intestines today that I just caved and called. There
must be something that can be done. One thing, I know she'll be happy that I've lost weight! The bonus of the
IBS diet.
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Thanks for the heads up. My doctor hadn't mentioned the
possibility of anything like that but I made an appointment
not long after your message. I'm hoping that there is
something she can do that will help. Thanks again!
All of the advice is going to prove helpful at my visit
tomorrow.
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Jenny, Interesting you should make that connection with antibiotics and your symptoms. Some doctors now believe that antibiotics introduce a fungus into your body which when allowed to develop over time will mimic symptoms of IBS. Maybe an antifungal diet would work??
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I would buy the non-dairy start pack by Natren and do the full month they recommend, these are expensive but you only need to do them the once to replenish what you have lost, after that you should switch to a more broad spectrum brand to keep things on tract and enhance immunity, new chapter all-flora are great , i personally swear by garden of life primal defense, but it is also a bit expensive, jarrow is also a good brand.goo dluck.
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Re:Jenny S
#278468 - 08/15/06 05:44 PM
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Miso
Reged: 04/20/06
Posts: 559
Loc: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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i am convinced that my lifelong ibs started after the years of antibiotics i was given for my chronic ear infections as a child, since my ibs started around age 6. An anti-candida diet could be a way to go if you believe yeats overgrowth, however it contradicts heathers diet as it cuts out all refined flours, mushrooms (anything fermented) and all sugar and high sugar fruits like bananas and mangoes. so its technically the anti heather diet, but it sure wipes out candida, you do the diet while taking probiotics and a candida cleanse such as innovites yeast busters kit, it gets rave reviews from docs and customers at the HFS i work at.
Just some extra info.
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Thanks! I'll be sure to mention this to my doctor.
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Another thing I hadn't heard of. I'll definitely
research the antifungal diet to see what it entails.
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You know, that is exactly what a woman at work said to
me. She apparently went through that exact thing. It wasn't
until she was referred to an alternative doctor who put
her on an anticandida diet before she finally felt better.
Lots of things for me to check with my doctor on!!!
What a great forum! Everyone is so helpful! I've been
humming & hahing about going to the doctor again. I
personally would prefer to handle this with diet, but
hopefully the doc & I (& help from this forum I'm sure)
will be able to lick this with meds & diet. Cross your
fingers!
Thanks again everyone who has responded to my pleas!
Jenny
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Jenny, I used a book written by Doug Kaufmann, a fungal researcher, called,"the Fungus Link". Google him and you will get more info as well as his site, knowthecause.com to order the book if you like. The book explains the etiology of fungus as well as the diet itself. I had UC for 13 years and am now symptom free, no meds!
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Thanks for the advice everyone!
I've finished my doctor's visit (for today).
Now I go for a follow up visit on Friday (some of the test
results). A chest x-ray & ab ultrasound on Monday and
a (dread) colonoscopy at the end of the month. My doc
hasn't given me anything yet - she's very good at waiting
for actual test results rather than simply writing a
prescription.
Can anyone tell me what's with the chest x-ray? The only
thing we've thought of was that it would be checking things
out from the waist up.
The good news was, thanks to Heather's eating tips & advice
I've lost 12 lbs in the past few months. Yay!
Jenny
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Hey Jenny,
I am in the same boat as you. On Dec 1st I developed a UTI/Prostrate infection and was put on Cipro for 30 days. Since then I have delevoped IBS symptoms. I have been told that a probiotic therapy might help. I have had this for three weeks and it is not going away though its been a week since stopping the Cipro. Any help would be appreciated.
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#295322 - 01/05/07 08:32 AM
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Bevvy
Reged: 11/04/03
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As so many of us, I too am lactose intolerant; I can't touch dairy ANY time, not just after a course of antibiotics.
Actually, antibiotics are very difficult for me. I've tried them ALL, and found that Cipro was the only one my tummy can tolerate.
The worst attacks come on if I consume too many fats. It's truly the biggest trigger.
It's very confusing, I know. I used to tolerate dairy just fine; it wasn't that long ago that I consumed large quantities of cheese and my very fave, frozen yogurt -- YUM! -- but there's no way I could touch the stuff now. If you can tolerate soy products, that's been a Godsend for me -- soy butter, soy milk, soy cream cheese, soy cheddar, soy ice cream, even soy coffee creamer (Soy Coffeemate is AWESOME). When we go to Tino's pizza parlor, I pack my own soy mozzarella and give it to the waitress when I order my pizza.
Stay with the fiber, both soluble and insoluble; it's important. I'm a D, but I still have to have lotsa fiber, not only for my IBS but for my diverticulosis.
Good luck.
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I always had a sensitive stomach, but my IBS problems began 6 years ago after I caught a bug that was going around camp, that landed me in the hospital. The doctors at the hospital gave me a load of antibiotics and then two weeks later I developed colitis. (My regualr doctor told me this was probably a result of the zillions of antibiotics I had taken) They cured my colitis with... yet more antibiotics but my stomach has never fully recoverd after that. I didn't start feeling better until I started this diet two years ago.
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Re:Jenny S
#295451 - 01/06/07 05:07 PM
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kim123
Reged: 07/18/06
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Loc: Florida
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Joseph,
Just to add my 2 cents worth...IBD, including colitis symptoms, has sometimes been caused from fungal poisons, one of them being antibiotics. What are your symptoms, by the way? I HIGHLY recommend the probiotics to put the good gut bacteria back in you. The antibiotics wiped it out! You could also take natural antifungals such as olive leaf extract or capryllic acid to speed the process of getting rid of the fungus. I had colitis for 8 years, on many drugs, and it wasn't 'til I followed an antifungal diet that I got well again, even when all my doctors told me changing my diet wouldn't make a difference....no drugs now, no symptoms. Cause/effect. Take care.
Kim
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#295505 - 01/07/07 12:42 PM
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Nelly
Reged: 08/06/04
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Loc: Within stray mortar fire of DC
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My IBD-D was brought on by large doses of antibiotics I took when I was six and was treated for pneumonia. My symptoms began shortly before my 7th bday, pain starting 1/2 a hour after I started eating, severe pain while passing a bm, splitting gas pains, and fainting due to the ripping stomach cramps.
Antibiotics-related beginnings to IBS have been largely documented, and in my case I am sure it is true.  I've often wanted to post pictures of myself before and post pneumonia. You can really tell from the photos the damage that was inflicted. Just looking at the pics, it is painfully obvious I'd been through a major life-changing event. You can really tell around high school, when I'd begun to adapt and change my eating habits to manage my IBS...
Good luck to you in your research.
~nelly~
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#295515 - 01/07/07 01:26 PM
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Janey
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Good to see ya girl! I sure have missed you.
Fats are my biggest trigger too. Liked you, I used to eat tons of cheese. Cheese was one of my favorite things to eat. If I have eaten really safe I can tolerate a tiny bit of cheese but not much. I do miss it but I think I miss the luxury of not having to worry about what I eat more than the actual food.
I haven't had to take an antibiotic in so long I have no idea how my body would tolerate it. I hope I don't have to find out in the near future.
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Janey
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