Cefixime Side Effects That May Happen

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• Cefixime side effects
  
• What you need to pay attention to when using cefixime
  

Medical Video: cefixime 200 mg | use of cefixime | side effect of cefixime | what is cefixime?

Cefixime is an antibiotic used to treat a variety of infections caused by bacteria such as bronchitis (infection of the respiratory tract), gonorrhea (sexually transmitted infections), infections of the ear, infections of the digestive tract, and so on. Cefixime is included in the class of cephalosporin antibiotics. However, consuming cefixime can sometimes cause some side effects. What are the side effects of Cefixime?

Cefixime side effects

Report it immediately to your doctor if you start experiencing symptoms:

• Allergic reactions such as rashes on the skin, the onset of itching, the appearance of swelling on the face, lips and tongue.
• You experience diarrhea that is fluid and even bleeding. Diarrhea indeed often occurs in the use of antibiotics. Diarrhea with more severe effects is rare, but it may occur if you end up taking antibiotics after a few months of not taking antibiotics. It is best to contact your doctor immediately if your diarrhea starts to bleed.
• You begin to have difficulty breathing.
• You begin to feel loss of consciousness. Drinking alcohol and taking certain medications may worsen these side effects.
• Rising body temperature.
• The onset of pain when urinating.
• Feeling tired.
• Headache.
• There is irritation of the genital or anal parts.
• Feeling pain and heartburn, nausea and vomiting.
• Abdominal cramps after about 2 months after stopping treatment.

What you need to pay attention to when using cefixime

Some other things to consider when consuming cefixime include:

• Like other antibiotic treatments, do not change the dose and go through the overall treatment. The use of antibiotics not as a whole will actually cause the sensitivity of the bacteria that is being resisted by the antibiotic to decrease. This will actually cause the bacteria to be increasingly difficult to fight in the future.
• Repeated use of cefixime has the potential to cause a second infection. Report it immediately to your doctor if you start experiencing symptoms of infection a second time. Your treatment should be replaced immediately if this happens.
• Getting tuberculosis and typhoid vaccines when you are taking cefixime will only end up in vain, because the two vaccines might not even function properly. Immediately consult your doctor if your vaccination schedule collides with your treatment period with cefixime.
• The use of cefixime may affect some lab test results such as glucose testing contained in urine for diabetic patients. It's best to make sure the doctor who tests you knows that.