Developed a bladder infection this weekend with great pain and discomfort. Spent the day at a local urgent care clinic and was given a strong antibiotic to take twice a day. Will it absorb well and do their job with the new MGB?

3 hours ago, Jerald180 said:

Developed a bladder infection this weekend with great pain and discomfort. Spent the day at a local urgent care clinic and was given a strong antibiotic to take twice a day. Will it absorb well and do their job with the new MGB?

Sorry to hear, remember to drink lots of water to get the system flushed.

As for absorption of your antibiotics, the science is somewhat unclear, unfortunately. The review linked below states that some antibiotics seem to be absorbed just fine, some require closer monitoring.

I have a fairly long bypass, and I had to have antibiotics once since surgery, and they worked as intended. But keep an eye on it; and remember it's better to call the doctor once too many. Make sure you tell them you had a malabsorptive surgery.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340806668_The_Effect_of_Bariatric_Surgery_on_Oral_Antibiotic_Absorption_a_Systematic_Review

I've never had trouble with antibiotics. The meds that don't work as well are extended release formulas - and I seem to remember hearing that certain kind of coatings make some pills harder to absorb, too. I Just always tell the prescribing physician that I've had WLS.

Maybe some DS patients could chime in? We're somewhere between DS'ers and RNY'ers.