Flagyl
Flaygl is the common trade name of a drug called Metronidazole. It is suggested for several conditions but is often used as the drug for those suffering their first mild to moderate attack of c difficile.
Less than 1% of patients are thought to suffer adverse side effects from a course of treatment but these might include: nausea, diarrhea, and/or metallic taste in the mouth. Rare adverse effects include: hypersensitivity reactions – rash, itch, flushing, fever, headache, dizziness, vomiting, glossitis, stomatitis, dark urine, and/or paraesthesia.
Long term treatment has been questioned because of cancer concerns and for that reason the drug is not allowed for vetinary use in food animals.
Find out more about Flagyl at Wikipedia
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I am on my 3rd set of treatments for C-dif, using Flagyl, and it is not succesfully treated as yet. The most problamatic is the abdominal pain and aches associated with this disease. After the third use of Flagy l am having severe Right upper quadrant pain. Even in taking probiotics and digesting lots of active culture yogurts I feel this is not getting better. The Dr suggested Vancomycin and I find the side effects of this drug to hard to swallow along with the fear of some other super bug developing. Any additional suggestions to assist me? Deb
Dificid – Fidaxomicin is thought more effective in preventing future c diff episodes and is thought to be well tolerated.
Ask your doctor about it
dave
cdifficile.org
Tomorrow will be two weeks that I’m on flagyl 500mg. 3x a day for c-diff. I’m prescribed this for 21 days. Shortly after I started this medication I started having tingling & burning in all of my extremities. The last week the burning is so painful and it’s hard to sleep. I called my doctor and was told to hang in there. I’m asking for a second opinion. I have already suffered nerve damage from a large overdose of B6 vitamins 10 years ago. I would not like to have this happen again. Do you think I should be concern with this drug and my symptoms?
Yes. It is one of the side effect symptoms noted on various drug dictionary websites. I would seek further response or a second opinion.
Dave
cdifficile.org