Diverticulosis

emzee wrote:
Gjac, I just had an awful time with cramping and the worst pain I could imagine. It happened every morning for about 7 hours. I let it happen the second day and had to go to the doc. She prescribed the 500 mg of Cipro and Flagyl. Took them for 7 days. The 3rd dose helped the pain. I up until now wasn't sure what the pain was as I have been diagnosed with gastritis and diverticulitis. She did no blood work because I just got a knee replacement 9 weeks ago and felt I had been through enough, She said that the antibiotics will get rid of anything. I have never had this sort of horrible pain before.

I have been off
of them for a week and still have a metallic taste in my mouth among other thing.

It can be very painful when the infection goes away the pain subsides. These antibiotics also have side effects they also soften you joint cartilage. I found this out the hard way after I tore my rotator cuffs while taking these antibiotics.