The Risk of Fluoroquinolone-induced Tendinopathy and Tendon Rupture

[Crohn2357]

The Risk of Fluoroquinolone-induced Tendinopathy and Tendon Rupture
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921747/#__ffn_sectitle
[Rupture of the patellar ligament one month after treatment with fluoroquinolone].
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10970974
Fluoroquinolones and risk of Achilles tendon disorders: case-control study
http://www.bmj.com/content/324/7349/1306.long
Evidence of tendinitis provoked by fluoroquinolone treatment: a case-control study.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16970512
Fluoroquinolones and tendon disorders.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15794721

 

[Crohn2357]

Cipro works for my crohn's very well; but I get tendon problems with it every time I use. I don't use it anymore due to this serious side effect. The drug is very useful for treating SIBO and intestinal bacteria infections.


I'm having an intestinal infection right now and trying to treat it with clarithromycin. I can't use flagyl either because it affects my tinnitus badly. I've tried xifaxan 2 times in the past but just got worse with it. I feel "unarmed" against intestinal bacteria infections... I'm on low carb diet to prevent SIBO-like situations but sometimes you just get the infection from the environment...


Anyone in a similar situation? What do yo do? You know, some of the other antibiotics can be dangerous for crohn's and colitis.