Taking antibiotics

[Pietzsapie 14]

As anyone had to take antibiotics since surgery? How did you stomach take it?

[Sara Adam 9]

It is ok ...I had my surgery on june 15 ...and had antibiotic a week later ..it hurts a bit and I had to break z pill into pieces to swallow it ..also I had a stall at that week and I think it is related to z antibiotic ..but pounds melt off just after that

[Pietzsapie 14]

Thanks. I've been reluctant but I think I have strep.

[BDM 3]

I'm 9 days out from my surgery. I had a post op infection that kept me in hospital for the first week. They had me on IV antibiotics in the hospital and it me on a 2 week course of augmentin. I'm on 2nd day and my stomach seems fine. Only down side is bathroom runs.

They gave me HORSE pills for augmentin. I wish I would have asked them if the med came in liquid form or much smaller pills. I bought a pill crusher and I grind them up and have put the pill dust into my shakes and this morning my apple sauce

[VSG AJH 499]

I developed sepsis earlier this month after getting a piece of glass in my foot. (6 months post-op VSG.) We did a combination of IV antibiotics, oral liquid antibiotics, and huge oral pill antibiotics cut in half (not crushed). I was able to get them down easily, but they did make me queasy. I wasn't able to eat much of anything for several days, then developed thrush from the antibiotics which prevented me from eating for a few days more. I worked hard to stay hydrated, so I had no complications from dehydration, and the not eating for a solid week contributed to me busting out of a very long stall.

[Pietzsapie 14]

Thank you for all of y'all's input.

[mi75 1,239]

fyi there are MANY antibiotics that can be compounded into liquid form, just remind the doc you see that you can't really take pills right now, and would prefer a liquid. shouldn't be any problem!