Ciprofloxacin for Traveler's Diarrhea User Reviews
Brand names: Cipro, Cipro Cystitis Pack, Cipro I.V., Cipro XR
- Joh...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 6, 2018
"Came down with moderate stomach pain and diarrhea in Ukraine. Tried to ride it out, but after five days, my symptoms hadn't improved. Bought a box of ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets from a local pharmacy for about $4. Within 12 hours, my stomach cramps had gotten much better. Within 24 hours, all symptoms were gone. No major side effects to speak of – maybe some slight constipation, but it sure beats running to the toilet every 30 minutes."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- May 22, 2019
"I took a single 500 mg tablet after some other antibiotics didn't work and a colonoscopy didn't reveal why I had diarrhea for 2 months. I then read up on it and was horrified, so I stopped taking it. The next day, I noted with relief that my fingers were not tingling, which seems to be the first sign of trouble. But within an hour, 2 fingers started tingling, then more, then both hands and my feet. All over, I can feel my connective tissue is weak, any sudden movement, I can feel things tearing or close to it, and I have injured my shoulder just moving around. My biggest concern was my Achilles tendons, and yes, they both now hurt at times. It has only been one week since I took a single tablet, so I cannot say if I will get better, but so far things just keep getting worse."
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- Tha...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- November 3, 2021
"Got food poisoning at the beach. Was vomiting and diarrhea for a good 24 hours. Went to Emergency. Doctor prescribed ciprofloxacin 500mg twice daily for 3 days. Felt much better the next day and back to normal on day 3. Only side effect was a headache, but can't really know if it was the medicine or food poisoning symptom."
- Anonymous
- August 8, 2008
Ciprofloxacin "I used it in Bali, and it took care of the diarrhea immediately. Highly recommended."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 3, 2017
"Used it when I came back from Cuba. Had traveler's diarrhea really bad. It took care of it right away."
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"I had traveler's diarrhea or some kind of gastrointestinal infection. And was prescribed antibiotics, Buscopan, and Dioralyte, which just made me worse. The first day after taking Cipro, I still felt bad, vomiting, really bad diarrhea. But after the second/third day, I feel almost back to normal again, my stomach pain was so bad I did not sleep barely two hours in two days and only drank water and ate dried food like toast, rice, and banana. Now I’m eating normally, regaining energy, and feeling good again. Works differently for everybody, worked a miracle for me."