I have been taking amoxicillin 500 mg 2x daily for...

[califeth]

...bronchitis. Get real answers from millions of real people. The diarrhea comes several times a day although I sleep well. I have lomotil..helps but not a cure. Is there anything to lessen this side effect since I have to take it for 10 days and the previous antibiotic (5 days) caused same problem. Diarrhea is not a common problem for me. I am female age 60. I also take Cymbalta and had melanoma level 3 removed from my arm approx 4 mos ago.

[pkgfinder]

unfortunately antibiotics in general can cause this problem. I get bronchitus every year (have had it 29 times in my life) and I have found that only Augmentin will work for me and NO side effects. It really depends on the person. best wishes

[kokochin01]

You need to call the dr & have your antibiotic changed. You are not receiving all of the benefit of the amoxicillin when you have diarrhea.