dark greenish stools... azithromycin...

[TessaKrista]

Hi,

 

Just wondering. Did any of your kids have greenish stools while taking azithromycin?

[sf_mom]

We've had almost every color poop under the sun and rotated antibiotics inclusive of azithromycin: yellow/brown, dark green/brown, green, aqua, pinkish/brown and thankfully back to brown lately.

 

The new title on my business card reads: Professional Poop Watcher. Anyway, we are working with a nutritionist and she stated its most likely from bacteria but part of the healing process and to remain patient. We are also doing high dose probiotic so we might be flushing toxins from the bacteria out of his system.

 

-Wendy

 

Hi,

 

Just wondering. Did any of your kids have greenish stools while taking azithromycin?

[justinekno]

Same for us - colors of the rainbow! My dream is to no longer hear my son yelling from the bathroom, "Mom, can you come check my poop?"!

 

We've had almost every color poop under the sun and rotated antibiotics inclusive of azithromycin: yellow/brown, dark green/brown, green, aqua, pinkish/brown and thankfully back to brown lately.

 

The new title on my business card reads: Professional Poop Watcher. Anyway, we are working with a nutritionist and she stated its most likely from bacteria but part of the healing process and to remain patient. We are also doing high dose probiotic so we might be flushing toxins from the bacteria out of his system.

 

-Wendy

Edited July 9, 2010 by justinekno

[kimballot]

I just read this to my son... he said "Mom- That's me!" LOL

[thereishope]

If the dark green stool isn't constant, it could be due to too much blue food dye too.

[peglem]

Maybe this can help?

 

http://www.medicinenet.com/stool_color_and...es/symptoms.htm

[norcalmom]

we had one instance of FLORECENT green diareah - which is what prompted me to get appointment with gastroenterologist. It was nothing, an ddidn't happen again, but I htink was due to giving bothe a liquid gel cap of Advil at aroudn the same time as azith. After that I began to space it out. And got rid of the liquid gels - we use the tabs, but VERY sparingly, only when really needed. Gastro said advil worse than the antibiotics...and beleive me she was not happy about long term use of those either (not a pandas beleiver I found out...).

 

My son does better with food for everything. I usually give him one azith in morn on empty stomach, followed by breakfast - usually within 15-30 minutes. Azith suppossed to be more effective given on empty, but his stomach doesn't like that so I just give the azith a little head start. If I am going to give advil, I usually wait until really needed. It only lasts for 4? hours, and I don't give more than one perday so usually I give before something big if he is having little exacerbation or it is stressful event. And always give advil with some food and lots of water.

 

Hope you can find a system that works for you little one.

[TessaKrista]

Thank you everyone for your input. I gave him an advil in liquid form (dye free) on Thursday, and one a few days before. Perhpas that in conjuntion with the azithromycin caused it.

[kimballot]

DS just started azith yesterda... stools are orange and were orange last time he was on it. The generic we have is coated with a red coating. I attribute the orange stool to the red coating.