Sulfamethoxazole / trimethoprim for Traveler's Diarrhea User Reviews
Brand names: Bactrim, Bactrim DS, Septra, SMZ-TMP DS, Co-trimoxazole, Septra DS, Sulfatrim Pediatric, Bactrim IV, Bactrim Pediatric Bethaprim Bethaprim Pediatric …show all brand names
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 27, 2021
"Took Bactrim-F for traveler's diarrhea in Colombia as loperamide was not working. I felt better after the first pill. Sulfamethoxazole 800 mg, trimethoprim 160 mg, twice a day for 5 days. No side effects."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 25, 2019
"I started taking this combo antibiotic sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim because I was getting diarrhea-like symptoms. I was prescribed for 10 days, 2 pills a day. First dosage, I felt lightheadedness and a bit dizzy. Second dosage, similar symptoms. On the 2nd day, I started to feel like I was breathing harder with dizziness. A few doses later, the symptoms above only started getting enhanced... especially the chest tightening and breathing hard. I decided to stop the medication immediately."
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"I've had a stomach disorder for two months. After several trips to the doc, someone finally gave me this. I have had no side effects other than breathing heavy a little. But it rid me of whatever bacteria I had causing severe intestinal pain and massively messed up bowels. This helped in the first day. I was exposed to stagnant water. But it does say not to work for some people. I would say if you had negative effects, stop taking it. But it does work in the right situation. I can't believe I can eat food again."