dealing with amoxicillin/antibiotics

[kiarrith]

Wondering if folks have any suggestions for the best way to get through a 10 day dose of antibiotics [amoxicillin in this case, due to a root canal 2 days ago]. I take the pills every 8 hours. So far I've been taking 1 probiotic supplement during the day, often 4 hours after I've taken a dose, but am not sure if that's the best timing

Comments

[goldfishsara]

As long as your bowels are behaving, that schedule sounds fine. Whenever I'm on antibiotics I always have cranberry juice to counteract any yeast activity, and yogurt can also help to keep the digestive flora functional. Feel better!

[kiarrith]

Awesome, I've been having some concerns about my yeasties.

As for yogurt--do you have any suggestions as to many many times a day to take how about much, and when in the cycle to take?
Also--I once read nondairy yogurt was better for this experience--is that your experience?

[goldfishsara]

I've never actually had nondairy yogurt - I suspect it would, in fact, be better. I think you can probably have your yogurt whenever.

[kiarrith]

cool, thanks! =)

[filkerdave]

Eat plenty of yogurt. It won't help much, but it will help some

[kiarrith]

coo, any advice on the timing of said consumption? [wondering when there will be less antibiotics, etc in system....]

[kiarrith]

:P
hugs.

[sombrereptiles]

As far as timing goes... well... it's only 10 days of pills. So long as you continue your pro-biotics/yoghurt for a week or so after the course of medicine stops, you should be fine. During the week and a half, though, the anti-biotic is working non-stop, no matter when you swallow the extra bugs...

Also, as far as timing goes... this is a little late... sorry.