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How likely is Bactrim to clear my Blastocystis H infection?
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I have Blasto H. and had 6 weeks of gassy bloating feelings and occasional urgent movements since having a brief bout of diarrhoea in Europe over Christmas. I was prescribed a 7-day flagyl (metronidazole) course (3x400mg a day). It started out OK, I noticed my stool getting marginally softer (it had been fairly hard for the 6 weeks before). However 4 days into it I got massive stomach cramps late at night and ended up having a huge loose bowel movement, and since then felt tired and bloated. I barely got to the end of the course but by the last tablet I was getting tingling sensations in my neck, aches and cramps in my gut. Had constipation for 3 days after the diarrhoea episode and now my stools feel acidic and painful to pass. They're not overly soft. My doctor wants me to wait a few days in case the diarrhoea is in response to the drugs, and then get me onto a 5-day course of Bactrim but I am pretty sure that I still have the parasite. How effective is Bactrim at treating this bug? -
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