I have read that antibiotics kill beneficial bacteria residing in the stomach and intestines.

[snarp]

Mine have gone farther. My insides are hollow and burnt, like a dugout canoe. Raindrops and leaves find fissures in my skull and fall gently through to the sidewalk. My arms and legs make empty sounds like drums, and there is a new space between my ears in which I can store small things, like my camera and handkerchiefs.

I'm going to become a paranoid internet person who refuses to take her pills because there might be Bad Chemicals And Stuff in them.

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[chomiji]

So ... did you just get new meds or something ... ?

I always go and look mine up online. At least it gives some scope to the paranoia about the side effects.

[snarp]

I finished a course of antibiotics two days ago. The unpleasant intestinal side effects have yet to abate.

[chomiji]

Oh crud. I'm so sorry. Can you eat yogurt? (And if so, are you doing so?)

[snarp]

I'm working on some of this stuff as we speak! Bananas may also be involved.

What's funny is that my Dad was recently on the same antibiotic. (For a different problem - to the best of our knowledge, Dad does not suffer from ovarian cysts.) I mocked him, so I assume that, over on the other side of the country, Mom will eventually read this entry to him so he can call and mock me.

[lacrimawanders.livejournal.com]

Yeah, antibiotics can do that. It's pretty unpleasant, especially when you're trying to eat lots of food so you can get strong and feel better.