Omnicef and orange

My 6 mos. old daughter has been on Omnicef for about 3-4 days now, AND she is also dealing with some constipation...today she had about 3 clay like stools that were red-orange and then tonight another one was completely brick red/maroon. It didn't really look like a typical bloody stool, but I was nervous due to her constipation and straining when trying to get it out. I called the triage nurse and she said it was from the Omnicef...thank God she's not actually bleeding!

It was very alarming though, and we almost went to the ER. Hopefully her resp. infection and constipation will subside and she will get to feeling better soon!

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.

2 yr old with hard to treat yeast infection, Orange, white, then yellow dry/hard foul smelling bowel movements. Decreased appetite but increases thirst. Juandice for 2 days.

My son is being treated for an ear infection and this is his first time on omnicef. I have noticed day #2 and my 15 month son's stools were maroon colored. My first thought was blood as well, but I was told this is a normal reaction for omnicef to turn bowels orange or maroon colored resembling blood due to reaction with iron in the diet. The pediatric nurse assured me that this is normal and they look for symptoms such as bright red blood in the stool,black stool, and abdominal pain. My son's appetite is good and he is now after day #2 afebrile and doing just fine. However, I will continue to be observant.

My 2 1/2 yr odl was put on Omnicef over a week ago for a severe ear infection in both ears and a UTI caused by her "holding" her stools ( she doesnt like to poop) Well she usally has painful bm's caused by IBS (yes toddlers can have IBS) But i noticed tonight that her stool, which was still large and painful was stained red... parts of the stool were COMPLEATLY red... i almost rushed her to the ER.. but first i looked up bloody stools in toddlers and discovered that Omnicef caused a Infection in the intestinal Tract and can cause bloody stools, or orange tinged stool... She hasnt really had much other side effects, other then a little irratablity.. but i dont think we will be going with Omnicef again....

My daughter started feeling better 2 days after taking Omnicef for an ear infection. On the last day of the medication (8th day), I noticed what looked like blood. I knew I did not feed her anything red or orange, but it did not look like blood. I feel better now hearing about this being nornal. I wish my doctor mentioned this to us. I wonder if this is common.