Clindamycin can trigger dangerous diarrhea

Friday, June 12, 2009 - 19:07 in Health & Medicine

The antibiotic can allow a bad bacteria to flourish in the intestines and the condition could be lethal if left untreated. For an abscessed tooth, I was given an antibiotic called clindamycin. Ever since I took it, I have had unremitting diarrhea. My dentist wants me to see a gastroenterologist.

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