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[|Human|] campylobacter relapse. I am now getting the syptoms of campylobacter for the 4th time. Every 3 weeks its starts I am bad for 10 days, have a good week then am back to square one. The first 2 times I had postive stool tests, the 3rd time given erythrymyacin which I was unable to tolerate after 2 days. Now it seems it is back again.I also have CFSany advice, is this normal to keep relapsing?regards Maxine
[|AI|]  Hello Maxine, I read your message carefully, and I understand your medical problem. You are going througChatDoctorpylobacter infection for the fourth time now.  You mention positive stool test and intolerance to erythromycin. Azithromycin is the first choice in Campylobacter infection. Erythromycin is a Chat Doctor.  You are sensitive to Erythromycin, so you can not take it. Other alternatives are ciprofloxacin, tetracycline and clindamycin in adults, but in a combination therapy. Actually, there is a schedule for the treatment of campylobacter involving antibiotics, anti-H2 antagonists (sanitizing, cimetidine, etc.) and proton-pump inhibitors (omeprazole, pantoprazole, etc.). You are experiencing antibiotic resistance. Campylobacter is a bacterium which is able to develop mechanisms to protect itself from