https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:36:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810992 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:44:48 +0000 periwinklebee 2810992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: Thank you! I'm going to monitor my temperature... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810981 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:43:25 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2810981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you get a fever, if stools get worse or don't improve, if the stomachaches continue, see a doctor. You can get c diff without having actual diarrhea, or at least to start... On the other hand this can be normal antibiotic stuff. Hopefully it clears up quick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810929 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:19:42 +0000 bhbee 2810929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d probably blame the clindamycin. I’m sorry you had to take that! I feel like someone was posting recently about getting a secondary infection from mastitis antibiotics ... ugh. Hope it clears up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810914 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:24:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2810914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: Thank you, this is really good to know! Yes, I'm allergic to penicillin, or at least got hives from it the last time I took it as a little kid... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810911 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:22:07 +0000 MenagerieMama 2810911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: clindamycin is a pretty tough antibiotic (do you have allergies? It’s not usually the first choice) so if this persists please let your doctor know. Clinda is a big culprit for cdiff infection. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810878 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:55:26 +0000 periwinklebee 2810878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: Thanks! I'd actually stopped the probiotic and was just focusing on the probiotic rich foods for this reason, but I'm sure if that's the case it could be a lingering effect of the probiotic as well. Or that makes sense that it could be a lingering effect of mastitis. Or maybe i'm just not recovering well from some combination of the above thanks to the sleep deprivation... ugh, I'm really a wimp about feeling lousy and am dying to feel normal... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810876 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:52:16 +0000 LBee 2810876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you considered it might be the probiotic? They can often trigger a slight allergic reaction when you start them (scroll to bottom): </p> <p><a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/14598-probiotics" rel="nofollow">https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/14598-probiotics</a></p> <p>Also, don't discount that the lingering mastitis might be causing stomach issues. I know when I had it that my stomach was off for days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810872 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:49:41 +0000 periwinklebee 2810872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: Thank you! Clindamycin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810869 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:43:01 +0000 Mrsbells 2810869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@periwinklebee: Sorry you are feeling this way. What kind of antibiotic was it? I know some of them are stronger and can make you feel ill. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-awful-after-taking-antibiotics-for-mastitis#post-2810868 Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:41:50 +0000 periwinklebee 2810868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thankfully my mastitis cleared up pretty quickly, but despite taking a probiotic and trying to eat lots of probiotic rich foods, I've been feeling pretty awful since starting the antibiotic a week ago (which I stopped taking a few days ago with the doctor's blessing since I was feeling so yuck). Between an hour and two hours after I eat, I get horrible stomachaches and feel like vomiting. It tends to come quickly and only last an hour or so before going away quickly, but i feel pretty horrible. TMI, stool is also a bit looser than normal, but not to the extreme. </p> <p>I haven't taken an antibiotic in like ten years, anyone else have this experience after taking an antibiotic for mastitis (or anything else) and have it resolve on its own, or do I need to be worried about seeing a doctor? </p>