Are some antibiotics more likely to cause antibiotic-related diarrhoea?

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Are some antibiotics more likely to cause antibiotic-related diarrhoea?

April 26, 2017antibiotic-related antibiotics cause diarrhoea likely

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score 0 · Answer 1 · 2011-10-21T11:57:29+00:00

Almost any antibiotic may lead to diarrhoea since the drugs alter the normal population of good bacteria in the bowel. Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which kill many different types of bacteria, are more likely to wipe out normal bowel flora and allow C. difficile to overgrow and produce toxin.

score 0 · Answer 2 · 2011-10-21T11:57:28+00:00

Almost any antibiotic may lead to diarrhoea since the drugs alter the normal population of good bacteria in the bowel. Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which kill many different types of bacteria, are more likely to wipe out normal bowel flora and leave C. difficile to overgrow and produce its toxin.

Are some antibiotics more likely to cause antibiotic-related diarrhoea?

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