I was actually coming to post this question. I did a 2 week round of cipro and felt great-until I came off it. Definitely still having pouchitis. My GI called me in another round of cipro, but in the interim I saw my Primary for something else, explained this rough round of inflammation, and she offered to also prescribe me flagyl to really knock it out. I'm not sure what to do because it's not my GI prescribing it so I almost feel like I'm doing something wrong...he was hesitant to give me the cirpo and is more conservative with treatments - although my old (now retired) GI knocked out a comparably bad round of the itis with the cipro/flagyl combo. I remember that one worked for a long time after...
I'm not sure what to do; should I take the flagyl now too to kick what is easily the worst case I've ever had? Or should I trust my GI, take the cipro, and if it comes back again then ask him about the flagyl? I'd really like to knock this out because it's been a month of little sleep, weight loss, no appetite, cramping, etc - and my school year starts next week.