My husband got a prescription for pouchitis - flagyl (metronidazole) of a dose of 500 mg. every six hours for ten days (totaling 2,000 mg) - he has bad side effects of stomach cramps, little constipation, heartburn. Isn't 2000 mg. too much? He wants to cut it in 1/2 to 1,000 mg a day for ten days. Should he go lower? He is also taking two sachets of VSL3 daily for the same ten days. Thanks all.
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