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Flagyl metronidazole is an antibiotic drug, available as a generic drug and under prescription, used in treating against conditions caused by parasites and anaerobic bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria living organisms with single cells that flourish in environments with very little oxygen. They can cause abdominal (bacterial peritonitis), pelvic (fallopian tube and ovary abscesses), and liver (liver abscesses) diseases. Giardia lamblia and amoeba are parasites in the intestines that cause diarrhea and abdominal pains in individuals who are infected while Trichomonas on the other hand is an inflammation-causing vaginal parasite. Flagyl metronidazole functions by selectively blocking certain functions of the parasites and bacteria, causing their death.

Indications

Flagyl metronidazole can be used in treating:

l vaginitis caused by protozoal infection, in symptomatic patients and their asymptomatic sexual contacts, and bacterial infections in symptomatic patients
l pelvic inflammatory disease with the help of other antibiotics
l protozoal infections caused by hepatic abscesses or amoebic dysentery, and gardiasis that can either be treated alone or with other medication
l anaerobic bacterial infections or other anaerobes found in peritonitis, pneumonia, empyema, lung abscesses, meningitis, diabetic foot ulcer, brain abscesses, septicemia, endocarditis, endometritis, tubo-ovarian abscesses, or bone-joint infections
l pseudomembranous colitis
l peptic ulcer disease as part of helicobacter pylori eradication treatments
l potentially contaminated colorectal surgeries
l acute gingivitis
l chron's disease
l rosacea
l malodorous fungating wounds

Side effects

Common drug reactions associated with Flagyl metronidazole include: diarrhea, nausea, or a metallic taste in the mouth. Intravenous use is usually connected with thrombophlebitis. Adverse effects, although not common, include: headaches, dizzy spells, hypersensitivity reactions (fever, flushing, itching, rashes), stomatitis (inflammations in any of the mucous linings of any part of the mouth) glossitis (infection of the tongue), dark-colored urine, and paraesthesia (tingling, pricking, and numbing sensations in the extremities; feelings of pins and needles).

Risks

High dosages of Flagyl metronidazole or use in long-term treatments is also associated with leukopenia (decrease in white blood cell count), black hairy tongue, neutropenia (low blood count of neutrophil granulocytes), increased risks for peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage to the peripheral nervous system), and toxicity in the central nervous system. It is also considered by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to be a possible carcinogen in humans. Although some testing methods are questionable, it has been known cause cancer growth in animals. Nevertheless, since the possibilities of getting cancer through metronidazole use is quite low, the benefits of using the medication outweighs the risks it poses.

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