Die hard

[greatbear]

A side effect to the antibiotics I am taking is that they leave a horrible taste in my mouth as well as make even good food have an unappetizing flavor and especially aftertaste. Best way to relate it I guess is to go and lick a corroded battery terminal, eat some food, then follow it up with chewing the terminal again. It's awful.

To make matters worse I am sitting here drinking a barium sulphate suspension for my upcoming ct scan. I feel like I am gonna wretch with each sip. The orange flavor only makes it taste like Tang mixed with spackling.

If I could figure out a way to live with no digestive tract right now, I'd have the whole mess removed.

I'd truly be the Gutless Wonder then.

Comments

[bonkishnurtaz.livejournal.com]

I feel for you. I don't like antibiotics either, that is why I have used every other method possible for ridding myself of my Sinutisits. In additon to having a bad aftertaste, antibiotics wreak havoc with my GI tract giving me a bad case of Diarrhea. They also have a tendency to take away my appetite. Erythromycin seems to be about the worst of the lot for me when it comes to this effect. It gets rid of the symptoms quickly, but at what cost? I imagine that Barium is unpleasant also. My mother has recounted stories of having to take Barium also; fortunately I've never had to do so myself. I cetainly hope that your GI tract heals itself completely w/o the need for invasive methods, HUGS. Additonally, you are very brave for having to deal with this; I would in no way consider you a "gutless wonder." Get well soon.