Non Oral Antibiotics Causing Digestive Problems?

[HayInNeedleStack]

I got swimmer's ear in summer 2008 and took Cipro HC ear drops. The infection healed, but serious digestive and ear problems followed right after the treatment:

 

1. Leaky gut 

2008-2010 my digestive health was on constant decline, until starting food elimination diets in 2010. Although the following 4 year search for symptom free has improved my health sigificantly, the symptoms are still too disturbing. I am getting fatigue and brain fog every time after I eat, to some foods much more than others. A lot of foods cause diarrhea (especially vegetables), those too I avoid. I am extremely intolerant to gluten, alhough I am tested negative for celiac. 

 

2. Ear problems:

I got little tinnitus, some loss of hearing and I can't dive deeper than 1m underwater, because of the earpain due to pressure.

 

The interesting part is that the ear drops shouldn't be in direct contact with intestines, so there is a firm chance that my digestive problems may not be caused because of the cipro treatment at all.

 

What I wan't to find out is:

 

1. Have you experienced digestive problems right after Cipro HC or other non oral antibiotic treatments?

 

2. Have you experienced digestive problems after taking oral cipro or other antibiotics?

[Scott Adams]

You might find this article interesting:

 

https://www.celiac.com/articles/23744/1/Does-Antibiotic-Exposure-in-Pregnancy-Increase-Risk-of-Celiac-Disease-in-Offspring/Page1.html

[John Burlingame]

I got swimmer's ear in summer 2008 and took Cipro HC ear drops. The infection healed, but serious digestive and ear problems followed right after the treatment:

 

1. Leaky gut 

2008-2010 my digestive health was on constant decline, until starting food elimination diets in 2010. Although the following 4 year search for symptom free has improved my health sigificantly, the symptoms are still too disturbing. I am getting fatigue and brain fog every time after I eat, to some foods much more than others. A lot of foods cause diarrhea (especially vegetables), those too I avoid. I am extremely intolerant to gluten, alhough I am tested negative for celiac. 

 

2. Ear problems:

I got little tinnitus, some loss of hearing and I can't dive deeper than 1m underwater, because of the earpain due to pressure.

 

The interesting part is that the ear drops shouldn't be in direct contact with intestines, so there is a firm chance that my digestive problems may not be caused because of the cipro treatment at all.

 

What I wan't to find out is:

 

1. Have you experienced digestive problems right after Cipro HC or other non oral antibiotic treatments?

 

2. Have you experienced digestive problems after taking oral cipro or other antibiotics?

I had a reaction to the chemicals in the Fatigues I wore in basic, from that day forward, I was only able to clean my clothes with all free and clear. And now I understand that the soy in foods gave me brain fog and all sorts of issues like panic attacks and all around weakness.