What can an ulcer cause you?

Can antibiotics cause severe irritation to an existing ulcer, over a long period?

• I have been on antibiotics for 4 months. My stomach ulcer has been acting up increasingly often, and I've begun getting very nauseous after taking them. I had a staff infection in my lymphnodes, down the side of my neck, and needed surgery to remove lymphnodes and FNA's to test. Antibiotics- Augmentin & Clav for 10 days Ciproflaxen for 10 days Ciproflaxen for 14 days Ciproflaxen for 3 days Doxycycline for 21 days Doxycycline for 10 days I have 2 more days left of my last doxycycline, and they think the infection is finally gone, but I am in agony. Help.

• Answer:

  ABSOLUTELY!!!!! Anything in those doses would bother an ulcer. My gosh, I am surprised you are just having a little nausea. Do you have diarrhea? Are you sure you dont have C-diff infection on top of all of this? C-Diff is caused by long-term or excessive antibiotic use and it happens because the antibiotics kill all the good bacteria in your intestines so the bad bacteria takes over. Have you tried probiotics? Load up on as much of those that your body will handle but dont take them withing 2 hours of the antibiotic or its pointless. They can help the GI upset greatly. Otherwise try a Prilosec. I hope this helps and feel better!