WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: MACROBID for UTI

Re: MACROBID for UTI

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 22 May 2000 15:49:28 -0500 (CDT)

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At Mon, 22 May 2000, Lisa wrote: >
>Has anyone ever had nasty reactions when taking Macrobid for UTI?
>
>It's giving me on-and-off nausea, which only lasts for a bit, but bugs
>when it's around. Also, it's causing (and I read that it could)
>abdominal discomfort (feelings of bloating, fullness, and dull pain.)
>
>It kind of feels like you've just gotten over a good case of stomach
>flu...you know, when your abdominal area is still tender, but, you're
>not vomitting up anything anymore.
>
>Has anyone ever had this, heard of this?

Yup.

>Is it normal?

I prefer calling it one ofthe more common side effects.

>Should I be
>concerned. I have to take this yet today, tomorrow and Wednesday. I'm
>on a 7 day course of it.

IF you can tolerate it, try and get through it. If you have to stop, you'll probably want to contact your doctor to see if any fololowup is necessary due to early discontinuance of the therapy.

>
>thanks all!,
>Lisa VanEllen
>
>--
>Lisa VanEllen
>mail: anonymous@obgyn.net
>

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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