I have to have a dental implant and the specialist wants me to take Amoxicillin 500 mg 2 hr before appt then 1 a day till gone and the RX calls for 16. The most common side effects are diarrhea and nausau. I am also worried this will mess up things with my MC which is in the middle of recovery. I do understand the reason but was wondering if anyone knows of something else that might not be so harsh?
Thanks!
Amoxicillin
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Amoxicillin
Collagenous Colitis, Benign Cramp Fasciculations in lower legs, Thyroid and High Cholesterol
Re: Amoxicillin
Amxicillin is very, very likely to cause diarrhea, and that diarrhea may result in an MC flare. I'm not sure what everyone else here does, but I use ciprofloxacin, commonly known as Cipro. But be aware that Cipro is loaded with blackbox warnings about all sorts of possible side effect risks, many of which are serious. I've determined that those side effect risks only occur to individuals who are magnesium deficient, and Dr. Carolyn Dean, who's written a number of books and Internet articles about magnesium deficiency, agrees with me.
Therefore, if you choose to use Cipro, and can convince a doctor to write a prescription for it, please make sure that you are not magnesium deficient, and you take magnesium while you are taking the antibiotic treatment, to eliminate those risks. But be very careful with the timing of taking magnesium supplements relative to when you take the Cipro tablets. Magnesium must be taken at least 4 to 6 hours before taking Cipro, or at least 2 hours after taking Cipro, because the magnesium will prevent the Cipro from working properly when taken too close together. Likewise, Cipro will deplete magnesium, especially when they're taken too close together.
I had to practically wrestle my doctor (my GP), in order to persuade him to write a prescription for Cipro, but he finally reluctantly wrote a prescription, after I suffered for a few days. When I talked with my dentist, and explained why I needed the Cipro, she didn't have a problem with writing a prescription for it, so now, whenever I need an antibiotic, because of a dental problem I just call my dentist's office, and she promptly sends a prescription for Cipro to my pharmacy.
if you have trouble persuading your doctor, or your dentist (or whoever's prescribing the antibiotic), to prescribe Cipro, you might print out Dr. Carolyn Dean's opinion on the subject, and show that printout to them. Here's a link to one of her online articles about magnesium and Cipro:
https://drcarolyndean.com/2014/05/magne ... ro-damage/
I've safely taken Cipro many times in the last 20 years, and I have never had an MC reaction triggered by it, nor have I had any side effects from it. That said, I can't guarantee that you or anyone else can safely take it, but I'm pretty sure that if you're not significantly magnesium deficient, and you take a magnesium supplement as I've described above, while you're taking the Cipro, you shouldn't have any problems. As far as I'm aware, it has never triggered an MC flare for anyone. That can't be said for any other antibiotic except for Cipro, and the other fluoroquinolones.
Normally, I take 300 mg of magnesium glycinate each day — a tablet after each meal. Whenever I take Cipro, I modify that schedule by taking the Cipro first thing in the morning, then two hours later I take the first magnesium supplement. I take the noon dose of magnesium as usual, and I take the second dose of Cipro (it's usually prescribed for two tablets per day) 12 hours after the first dose, which will be about six or 7 o'clock, and then I take my last magnesium capsule two hours later.
I hope this helps,
Tex
Therefore, if you choose to use Cipro, and can convince a doctor to write a prescription for it, please make sure that you are not magnesium deficient, and you take magnesium while you are taking the antibiotic treatment, to eliminate those risks. But be very careful with the timing of taking magnesium supplements relative to when you take the Cipro tablets. Magnesium must be taken at least 4 to 6 hours before taking Cipro, or at least 2 hours after taking Cipro, because the magnesium will prevent the Cipro from working properly when taken too close together. Likewise, Cipro will deplete magnesium, especially when they're taken too close together.
I had to practically wrestle my doctor (my GP), in order to persuade him to write a prescription for Cipro, but he finally reluctantly wrote a prescription, after I suffered for a few days. When I talked with my dentist, and explained why I needed the Cipro, she didn't have a problem with writing a prescription for it, so now, whenever I need an antibiotic, because of a dental problem I just call my dentist's office, and she promptly sends a prescription for Cipro to my pharmacy.
if you have trouble persuading your doctor, or your dentist (or whoever's prescribing the antibiotic), to prescribe Cipro, you might print out Dr. Carolyn Dean's opinion on the subject, and show that printout to them. Here's a link to one of her online articles about magnesium and Cipro:
https://drcarolyndean.com/2014/05/magne ... ro-damage/
I've safely taken Cipro many times in the last 20 years, and I have never had an MC reaction triggered by it, nor have I had any side effects from it. That said, I can't guarantee that you or anyone else can safely take it, but I'm pretty sure that if you're not significantly magnesium deficient, and you take a magnesium supplement as I've described above, while you're taking the Cipro, you shouldn't have any problems. As far as I'm aware, it has never triggered an MC flare for anyone. That can't be said for any other antibiotic except for Cipro, and the other fluoroquinolones.
Normally, I take 300 mg of magnesium glycinate each day — a tablet after each meal. Whenever I take Cipro, I modify that schedule by taking the Cipro first thing in the morning, then two hours later I take the first magnesium supplement. I take the noon dose of magnesium as usual, and I take the second dose of Cipro (it's usually prescribed for two tablets per day) 12 hours after the first dose, which will be about six or 7 o'clock, and then I take my last magnesium capsule two hours later.
I hope this helps,
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Re: Amoxicillin
Thanks for all your info. I had a problem with Cipro before about 6 yrs ago and the doctors marked it in the charts that I don’t tolerate it well so I guess I will have to do the Amoxicillin. I understand the reason why but it is just like inviting problems but I guess I will have to just deal.
Thank you again!
Thank you again!
Collagenous Colitis, Benign Cramp Fasciculations in lower legs, Thyroid and High Cholesterol
Re: Amoxicillin
Maybe you'll be lucky. We usually imagine things are going to be worse than they actually turn out to be, anyway.
Good Luck.
Tex
Good Luck.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.