<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hello, Thanks very much for all of the kind responses to my request if anybody knew of an antibiotic that is both gluten and sulfa free. I didn't want to take the antibiotic, Macrodantin, that had been prescribed to me because my information said that it had gluten. The one I was on wasn't doing any good and I needed something else. I need to be on one until I can get to see the urologist, since I don't want to have a kidney infection. Fortunately I have been able to make that appointment for Thursday because of a cancellation. I decided to take the Macrodantin and that is what I am doing , since I didn't really have a responsible medical person (in my opinion) to prescribe another. I was never really able to affirm that any particular med. was both gluten free and sulfa free although Cipro is looking like a possibility. Many people said to look for homeopathic methods such as cranberry, garlic in green olives without vinegar, vitamin C, and rosemary and thyme. Two people suggested that I try to have the meds compounded at compounding pharmacies. One person said that Cipro is gluten and sulfa free. A couple of you said that Cipro worked. One said that Cipro worked for her and to get a new doctor. ~;o) One suggested that I check out Keflex. I haven't done that yet. One said to use an otc analgesic antibacterial for relief that was gf called Cystex and Cran-did tea and to drink lots of water. One said that Levaguin and Cipro are the same thing. I don't know yet. I truly appreciate the responses and the support. So far I don't feel much better so hopefully the urologist is more responsible than the last doctor and can find a way to solve this. Unfortunately I think the question about a gluten free sulfa free drug is still unresolved. If I learn anything I think will be interesting to you, I will add to this summary. Thanks very kindly, Arline >From: "Leslie" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "arline black" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Antibiotic Med Without Gluten/Sulfa, Bladder Infection??? >Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 08:38:57 -0600 > >Hi Arlene, > Don't know if this will help or not. Recently I had a bladder >infection >after not having had one for 10 years or more... I too am allergic to >sulpha >drugs & sorry I can't remember what I was prescribed but I';m writing to >tell you what caused the bladder infection. Only one week after I got it >cleared up I got it again! Boy was I choked! After a bit of thought on my >part I wondered if it could have been caused by changing pantiliner brands. >I got rid of the new brand and my symptoms started going away immmediately. >I also went to the doctor and since the urine test said I didn't have >infection he concurred with my diagnosis. >Don't know if this helps or not. >Hopefully you've already got it under control! >Leslie >----- Original Message ----- >From: arline black <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 12:58 PM >Subject: Antibiotic Med Without Gluten/Sulfa, Bladder Infection??? > > > > ---------------------- Information from the mail >header ----------------------- > > Sender: Celiac/Coeliac Wheat/Gluten-Free List > > <[log in to unmask]> > > Poster: arline black <[log in to unmask]> > > Subject: Antibiotic Med Without Gluten/Sulfa, Bladder Infection??? > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >----- > > > > <<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your >situation.>> > > > > For a month I have had a bladder infection and was prescribed Tequin for > > seven days and then 21 days. > > After the first seven days the doctor told me I needed to see a >urologist > > because obviously I had a problem. (I haven't had a bladder infection in > > about three years). (I don't think that justifies going to a urologist. > > > > He did however prescribe another 21 days of Tequin. It isn't helping. >This > > is the 14th day and it isn't really working. Then he left a message with >the > > office girl to tell me I needed to find a urologist. I told her I needed >a > > new antibiotic until I can get an appontment with the urologist, >whoever > > that is supposed to be. His office girl called in Macrodantin. It >contains > > gluten. The next message he left was to say that there isn't anything >that > > he can prescribe me that doesn't either have gluten or sulfa. He left >about > > four messages that tol dme to go to a urologist. Losing all patience, >and > > the office girl also, who will never speak to me again, I asked if I >were > > just supposed to die of a bladder infection. (When I am defeated I >revert >to > > childhood). She said that she would call the doctor again. Finally she >spoke > > to the other doctor who by now was in the office, and they talked to a > > compounding pharmacy who didn't know what to do either and they all put > > their heads together and decided that I can take Macrodantin because it > > doesn't have much gluten in it. I did suggest that the fact that the >doctor > > wouldn't call me as being rather bizzarre. (either doctor) She said I >didn't > > ask to have them call. (I think I will take a nap and think about my >good > > qualities) ~:O). > > > > I don't want to take Macrodantin and I don't want to do antibiotics >until >I > > see the urologist I just found next Thursday. Does it really have to be > > this hard.? > > > > Please tell me it isn't true that there is no antibiotic I can be >prescribed > > that is gluten and sulfa free for a bladder infection. > > > > Thank you for whatever you can say to help answer this question. I have > > looked all over the internet and have found gluten free antibiotics but >I > > don't know if they have sulfa in them or not. > > > > Thanks very much, > > > > Arline > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > * Please remember some posters may be WHEAT-FREE, but not GLUTEN-FREE * > _________________________________________________________________ <b>Get MSN 8</b> and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List*