I have just had my second "attack" and am doing somewhat better after 6 days of cipro and flagyl. This has all occured within 6 weeks. I am hopeful and will be so careful of my diet if this settles down. I know that when you take Cipro you should not have any milk products for 6 hrs before and 2 hrs after.. Does anyone know if Soy milk would fall into that category? Or, perhaps I can take that. I am feeling weak as my diet is so light on nourishment as I am trying to keep everything soft and refined or liquid.
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Soy milk is probably OK. What you want to avoid is high concentrations of calcium, so if you have soy milk ON something or with the rest of a meal, you\'re fine. If it\'s calcium-enriched, you don\'t want to drink it by itself within the time window.
This drove me crazy when I was on Cipro, since I wanted to eat as much yogurt as possible to counteract all the antibiotic side effects, like yeast infections and diarrhea. By the time I was done taking antibiotics, I had thrush, the runs, and a yeast infection that I\'m still battling even after taking Diflucan for a week.
Buy some Ensure or Boost shakes or something like that. They\'re generally lactose-free, and although they have calcium, it\'s balanced with everything else, so the prohibition doesn\'t apply. They will really help you keep your strength up while you\'re on a liquid/soft diet.