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AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:00 am
by hbombzikins
m doing as follows

7am -prilosec

8am- 1 x 500mg tetracycline and 1 x 250 flagyl

10am- 500mg pepto

12pm -500 mg pepto

4pm 1x 500 mg tetracycline and 1x 250mg flagyl

6pm 500mg pepto

7pm prilosec


9pm 500mg pepto

12am 1x 500mg tetracycline and 1 250mg flagyl

 

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:16 am
by hbombzikins
Hope I am doing this right

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 7:00 am
by hbombzikins
Also, the only thing I can tolerate eating is mashed potatoes. Is that going to affect the antibiotic treatment?

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:45 am
by hbombzikins
I'm on day 4 of treatment and boy I feel awful. Literally have to force the food and pills down :(.
When should I start to feel better? Also Ihave not had black stools or diarrhea like many report. Does this mean the treatment isn't working?

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:45 pm
by Helico_expert
i have responded in your other post. But in general, your plan looks fine. your flagyl dose can go up a little bit more.

side effect normally start kicking in on day 3 or 4. but it is important to continue to avoid antibiotic resistance.

no diarrhea and black stool is good. hopefully you wont experience any more side effects. Try not to think about it. from experience, the more you think about it, the more likely you'll experience it. A good way is to distract yourself by doing work or playing games.

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 5:34 am
by hbombzikins
Should I worry about this not being enough antibiotics? My anxiety is thru the roof and I'm afraid I'm never going to get better

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:32 am
by Helico_expert
your doctor should know your local situation best. if his experience tells him that it works, then you need to have faith in him.

It's difficult for us to judge because H. pylori mutate so quickly and every region seems to have slightly different strain with slightly different properties. So, talk to your doctor and see what he thinks.

Lastly, try to gather the positive thoughts. negative energy will only make it worse. try distract yourself with things you like you to do.

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:26 am
by hbombzikins
I'm trying. It's hard as I have been sick in bed for almost2 mmonths

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:45 pm
by hbombzikins
I just realized I've been taking these wrong! It's supposed to be every 6 hours not every 8! I'm on day 7...did I just screw myself???

Re: AM I DOING THIS RIGHT???

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 12:22 pm
by Helico_expert
nah... it's alright. just continue the treatment with the right dose. we'll see how it goes a month later.
:)