I need some advice. I've been put on antibiotics, and will be on them for three months. Now, everyone knows antibiotics cause constipation. Although I had LIS last May, and a new colorectal surgeon I saw a number of times since said she couldn't see a fissure, I have all the symptoms of one, including a lot of pain in the surgeon incision site. I'm currently still using nitro cream, because I need some relief.
However, I'm worried. I had two harder stools yesterday and today, although that could be because I'm spotting heavily, and have been for a few weeks. For some reason my dang body isn't adjusting to my BCP (Seasonale). I was on them for years without a problem, went off, and when I went back on, started experiencing a lot of spotting, which I never had before. And its been over five months! Guh.
Anyway, I know you're supposed to eat yogurt while on antibiotics, so I'll do that, and I'll continue with my daily Miralax dose and 2 Citrucel tablets, but is there anything else I can do? Any advice/suggestions?
Might call my doctor and see if I can take probiotics at the same time, but I'm not sure.
Specifically, I'm on doxycycline hyclate, if that means anything to anyone.