Augmentin and diarrhea

I took Augmentin for two days and am on my third week of diarrhea. I have not been able to work and have had to have fluids administered three times.

My 5 yr old daughter was placed on Augmentin for an ear infection, two days into the 10 day regimen she had severe diarrhea, so they decreased her dosage to half, three weeks later OFF of the Augmentin she is still having severe stomach cramps and loose stooling. I would try to talk your pediatrician into another medication for ear infections, this one is NASTY!

After taking my 2 yr. old son to the emergency room 3 days ago with a high fever, was given Augmentin. They determined he had a red throat and shoved this awful medicine down his throat. They said it was a precaution incase he had an infection, so it wouldn't get worse. I have no choice but to continue to give it to him now.

He is normally an easy going kid. Since I have been giving Augmentin to him he has been very cranky, and miserable. He has diareah and is now developing a red rash. It's barely noticeable but it's spreading all over his body and it's a little darker than it was yesterday. His appetite is not as good as it was either.

Oh, one of its ingredients is aspertame. This sweetner has been known to cause grand mal seizures and migraines. What is this doing in a childs medicine? In any medicine for that matter? Is there an alternative to this medicine out there?

Let's just say I took Augmentin for 3 days total for my bronchitis. I had diarrhea for 3 weeks. I stopped taking it because by the first night I was on the toliet non stop. By the third day it was interupting my daily life.

Stay clear.

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