Hi I have been having pain in my upper abdomen, it s a burning sensation. My doctor put me on a 40mg prilosec OTC over the counter meds for he thinks its an ulcer For two weeks. I recently won t to the dentist 5 days ago for a tooth infection and I was given penicillin . I ve been taking both prilosec and penicillin. I ve noticed I ve had stomach aches and have more bowel .movements about 3-5 a day. Right after eating. Is this from a the meds combo or maybe a possible ulcer? Thank you Oh by the way I am 24 years old 5 10 165 pounds also noticed I can t put on wieght and have been tiring. I may suffer from stress and anxitey
Hello! Thank you for the query. If your doctor thinks this is the peptic ulcer, he should run upper GI endoscopy. Your symptoms can be caused by ulcers indeed however stomach cancer should be always ruled out with such symptoms. Moreover, it is necessary to check Helicobacter Pylori infection (during the endoscopy) and if positive, eradication should be prescribed. Without it your symptoms won't go away. Antibiotics do affect natural intestines bacteria and if no probiotic is given along with antibiotic, such symptoms like more frequent bowel movements can be present. That is why I suggest you to start probiotic treatment as well. Hope this will help. Regards.