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Awhile back, I was on amoxicillan for strep throat and posted how I felt better around the time I took it and how strange that was. Well, I just broke down and ordered a Genova Diagnostics microbiology test and the results came back as my beneficial flora being good (bifo was a little low), no yeast and a potential pathogen of Staphylococcus aureus (food poisoning). I have had issues for a year and a half and have no idea how I could have food poisoning this long. It listed the medicines that inhibit it as well as natural supplements as well. I sent this information on to my dr (I didnt order this through her - she said "you have IBS here are some anti-spasmotic drugs" and she talked to an infectious disease specialist who said Staphylococcus aureus is NOT normal in a healthy individual and is having me do further stool cultures to test for infection. I am hoping and praying that perhaps this has been my problem all along. Anyone hear of this before? I don't know how food poisoning can be in your system for so long, but I know it shouldn't be there - whether or not this fixes my problem or not. Now I am wondering if that was the reason I felt a little better around the time I was taking ammoxicillan. If that possibly was fighting it, but wasn't strong enough/taken long enough.

Edited by yellowlilax (04/13/10 07:50 AM)

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