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How Do I Tell If Antibiotic Has Gluten In It?

ValerieMarie

By ValerieMarie
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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ValerieMarie Newbie
ValerieMarie
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Hi Everyone!

I'm new to this site. I've been reading a lot of the information here and it's wonderful! I especially like the Newbie thread.

 

I've been gluten free for 2 1/2 years and doing pretty well until recently. My dentist gave me an antibiotic (Amoxicillin 500 mg capsules) 3x a day for 10 days for a gum infection. I started taking it Tuesday the 11th. Yesterday I woke up with a mild headache that slowly got worse all day.

Last night around 11 pm the pain woke me up it was so bad. Even my face hurt!  My question is how do you find out if prescribed meds have

gluten in them? I had the pharmacy check the ingredient list and she read each one to me. Nothing sounded like it would be gluten. I haven't

had to take an antibiotic since I was dz.

 

Thanks so much for any advice!

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KCG91 Enthusiast
KCG91
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I don't have a foolproof way to find out if an antibiotic is gluten-free but I know that here in the UK all prescribed medicines are gluten-free - and Amoxicillin is one. Have you Googled it?

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
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What I usually do is to get the name of the maker from the pharmacist and then call them. I get their telephone number by entering their name and the words 'contact info' in a search engine. Some pharmacies will do the call for you but some won't.

GottaSki Mentor
GottaSki
Posted

I start here:

 

Open Original Shared Link

 

If it isn't on this list...make sure you check which manufacturer your pharmacy has for generics...then I contact manufacturer.

ValerieMarie Newbie
ValerieMarie
Posted
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Thank you all for the ideas. This has helped alot! I googled the antibiotic and it seems fine, but my body still doesn't handle it well. I called my doctor and

he is giving me another one and told me to take benadryl. I called that company and found one of their products that is ok. I'll check the new antibiotic as well.

 

Thank you all so much! :-)

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

antibiotics  are  known for  causing  allergy  type  symptoms.....

NoGlutenCooties Contributor
NoGlutenCooties
Posted

Don't forget that antibiotics also do a number on your gut.  They don't discriminate between good and bad bacteria - they just go in and kill everything - which can give you digestive issues as well.  Make sure to take a good probiotic for awhile afterwards to try to get things back to normal.

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BethM55 Enthusiast
BethM55
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Just a thought, could the headache be related to the gum infection and not the antibiotic?  

ValerieMarie Newbie
ValerieMarie
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Just a thought, could the headache be related to the gum infection and not the antibiotic?  

That's a good question. Yesterday I told my dr about the headaches and he switched me to another antibiotic. I started it last night and so far it's

been fine....no headache! I still have the whitehead bump on my gum, but at least it doesn't hurt!

 

Thanks NoGlutenCooties....I'm getting a probiotic this afternoon. I probably should've been doing that anyway. I'm so glad the headache is gone & am feeling like myself again.

 

Thanks!

bartfull Rising Star
bartfull
Posted

Make sure you don't take the probiotic at the same time as the antibiotic. Wait at least two hours after taking the anti before you take the pro. Otherwise the probiotic won't work.

ValerieMarie Newbie
ValerieMarie
Posted
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Make sure you don't take the probiotic at the same time as the antibiotic. Wait at least two hours after taking the anti before you take the pro. Otherwise the probiotic won't work.

I didn't know that. I'll make sure to do that....thank you so much!

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