Title: Is there an alternative for flagyl? | The New Times | Rwanda
Headings: Is there an alternative for flagyl?
Is there an alternative for flagyl?
Content: The answer to these questions will help to decide how best the running stomach can be managed alternately. If there is diarrhea with frequent liquid stools, it is mostly a bacterial or viral diarrhea. Viral diarrhea subsides by itself and does not need any treatment. Diarrhoea caused by bacterial infections also subside by themselves within one or two days as the infectious germs are eliminated in stools. Hence, antibiotic is not necessary always. It is needed only if diarrhoea is severe, persistent or it is associated with fever. Septrin is used to treat bacterial diarrhoea but is not used in all cases. Ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin are some of the alternate antibiotics that can be used. Flagyl is useful only if there is diarrhoea due to protozoal infections like amoeba, Giardia, among others. In case of allergy to flagyl if needed, alternate drugs can be tried like secnidazole or tinidazole.