Omnicef and loose stools

Went to the doctor week and half ago for flu and found out that i had ear infection and bronchitis also.. Dr. prescribed omnicef this time.. (300mg - two pills once a day) and i took the 10 day course.. infection somewhat cleared.. but i had tremendous stomach cramps and loose stools, gas, bloating, etc.. I thought that those effects might have been part of my flu... and after being off the antibiotic for 3-4 days, they started to go away.. so.. went to the doctor two days ago and she wanted me to do another 10 day course of the omnicef to finish clearing up my ear infection and bronchitis.. the same night i started this course.. (last night).. i immediately had the stomach cramps, gas, etc.. all over again.. i am convinced it is this antibiotic and will be calling the doc in the morning.. i AM NOT taking any more of this stuff.. the side effects are debilitating

My 19 month old was hospitalized for 3 days with a high fever and all the symptoms that go with ...ie: body ache, fatigue, loss of appetite, dehydration. this took place after a 10 day amoxicillin course. In the hospital they started Omnicef via iv. after getting home he seemed to slowly get back to himself, with a few issues...waking up with "night terrors" cranky, loud, clingy, loose stools. his fever was down but not gone and his cough and runny nose seemed to be getting better. that is until today. we are 8 days into a 10 day with Omnicef and today his fever has returned (back up to 101 to 102) and his nose is running again. so 2 antibiotics down what next. between, all tests in the hospital came back negative until the blood culture came back and determined a blood infection. I am calling the hospital pediatric doctor in the morning to report on his repeat symptoms

Omnicef is actually one antibiotic my 2 year old has little trouble with. The red stools are alarming but at least they are solid. Currently he's on Augmentin which has caused horrible rash and loose stools.
The other nice thing about Omnicef is the dosing schedule.Usually once or twice daily depending on the infection. The 3x daily with Augmentin is way too much stress for me to bear,and for him even more so. Seeing his poor little red butt makes me cry with him. Since the two drugs can be used for the same infections, I will be asking for the Omnicef first from now on. Omnicef seems to clear his infections very quickly. The Docs really should forewarn about the red stools though, they are quite scary,even though they are typically harmless.

My son has severe side effect after having Omnicef, prescribe by his doctor for his ear infection. He has bad mood, waking up several times during the night and crying; won't eat or drink, keep sitting on his grandma's laps all day...He also has reddish loose stools. I understand this medicine must be too harsh mentally and physically to my son, which I have never experienced with other anitbiotics. I will never allow the doctor to prescribe this medicine.

My 20 month old son was perscribed Omnicef for a persistant ear infection. Two days after he started the medication, our sweet little boy turned into the Demon Child, that wouldn't eat, wouldn't drink, wouldn't sleep, would scream with terror, or pain every 20 minutes...

He had loose stools as well, but since he wouldn't eat or drink that only happened about once a day.

We took him to the hospital and they ran tests, but could find anything wrong, "It must be the pain of the ear infection..."

My wife and I were going crazy with him, and didn't know what else to do but love him and not try to kill each other from lack of sleep.

About a day after the medication was finished he started to eat again, and within 48 hours he was sleeping though the night. As a matter of fact he could not get enough to eat. He was going to gain back the 5 pounds he lost ASAP.

The real kick in the pants is that he still had an ear infection in both ears and ended getting tubes in his ears two weeks later.

We are taking the precaution to never let him take cephalosporin derivatives again.

I can't believe that the manufacturer of this drug does not list these behavioral reactions in the small print. It would have saved us a lot of heartache if we had known and could have discontinued the drug.

We also had two terrible experiences with the drug Omnicef. It was prescribed to both of my sons for double ear infections about one week apart. On this medicine, my 18 month old had very strange loose stools and wouldn't sleep at night at all. He woke up about every 30 minutes screaming and I could tell he was uncomfortable & in pain. I wasn't sure what to do. My doctor extended the length of time for him to be on the medicine...from 10 days to 14 days, because the ear infections would not clear up. I should have known it was the medicine, but I just found this site, and I will never put my kids on this antibiotic again! It was torture for both of my kids.
My three year old had a very similar experience. He had very odd loose stools throughout the entire time he was on this medicine, he had no appetite, wouldn't sleep, was extremely moody and uncomfortable throughout the entire 10 days. He would wake uo screaming in pain and had constant night sweats. We went back to the doctor and even after taking the medicine for the full 10 days, his ear infections weren't gone. He was prescribed Augmentin and is doing much better on it.
What a frustrating ordeal! And I have always heard Omnicef is such a "good" antibiotic...not to mention outrageously expensive!!! But, I will never use it again! EVER!

My 7 1/2 mth old daughter was prescribed Omnicef for an ear infection. She has been on another Cephalasporin based drug before but with this one she has had episodes of vomiting (approx 1 1/2 hr after receiving the medication) as well as bright orange/red loose stools. After doing some reading it says that the red stools can sometimes be caused by a reaction with iron supplements - the same that she has in her formula but I'm more concerned over the diarrhea mainly because both my husband and I are working full-time and I can't take her to child care with the diarrhea but we can't afford to stay home for the 10 day course. Of course Lizzy is receiving the medicaiton once daily and although I haven't spoken to her Dr. yet (I'm calling tomorrow( I'm wondering if we should split the dose into twice daily. Otherwise she still seems happy and bright. Eating okay and interacting normally. I guess I'll see what the doctor says tomorrow

I am a 45 year old female who was treated with this antibiotic for a sinus infection three days ago. Within one day, I had black loose stools and cramping. I have had anxiety attacks for the past two days and am not sleeping well. I'm glad that I found this website. I won't take this medication again!

I have been taking Omnicef for 14 days, it was prescribed to me by my doctor for upper respitoray infection and sinus infection. I have experienced loose stools, stomach pain, extreme tiredness and no energy. Very vivid dreams. I am a 48 yr old woman. I called my Dr. to explain and was told to stop taking this medicine. My sinus infection has gotton much better, but this medicine has made me feel so sick. I wont be taking this ever again.

I started taking this drug for a sinus infection... I was supposed to take this drug twice a day but it makes you drowsy so I took it once a day.. I took the OMNICEF for 4 days and stopped on Day 5, because of the Diarrhea, it lasted all day long, I went to the restroom about 5 times in one day... the next day, same thing, brownish looking loose stools. It did clear my infection but the side effects are the WORST!! BEWARE!! take at your own risk. Consult physician about side effects..

53 year old male. I started taking Omnicef for a nose infection ( possible infected nasal polyp?). Within 12 hours of my first dose, I got loose stools , cramping and diarhea. I just felt terrible! This continued for several days while I was taking this antibiotic. I just stopped taking it because of these side effects.

My one year old son was prescribed omnicef for broncital cough that he had developed. Prior to 8 days agao he had been on this medication before but never indure any side effects. Anyway, today is his eighth day of being on the medication and as of three days ago he started having loose stools, black coloring with what looked like black pieces of miniature corn. For three days he has had diareaha, and it seems like every 5 minuets he has another loose stool. I called the doctor and asked what should I do and they said to me because he was not running a fever that it was most llikely something that he ate. But you know what his diet had not changed at all. So I stopped giving him his medication today because after the second day he also developed a severe diaper rash, I usually wipe him with baby wipes but I can not anymore do to the rash on his bottom. Poor baby, his balls were swallon and his butt red! Well if anyone has any advice for me please email me so I can make my baby feel better.