Flucloxacillin

[Mommy9008]

My son has had on going infected toe with ingrown nail he has 2 lots of nail surgery and 5 lots of antibiotics his last antibiotics was flucloxacillin a week ago for 2 weeks he now has another course for 5 days is it ok to have it this many times ? it makes him feel really sick apparently at the surgery last Tuesday the infection had gone but the toe is very red since and they think is infected again. Has anyone else used flucloxacillin this many times any advice thank you

My son is on his second lot of this. Also for an ingrown toenail at the moment, though no surgery yet. He's been on antibiotics for three weeks of the last month which seems ridiculous. I got him some kefir today as I've heard it's a good idea to replenish good gut bacteria after antibiotics so you could try that. But yes, I'm also a bit concerned about it. Sorry not to be more help but sending solidarity. Can't wait to not be trying to plan four meals a day around the bloody pills and reminding him to take them!

My daughter had it without any problem, but it put my DH in hospital for a fortnight. He was extremely ill. Only one of the doctors at our health centre had heard of this side effect.
"Flucloxacillin is now established as an important cause of cholestatic liver disease. Warnings about the risk have not had an impact on prescribing practices in the UK, where it remains the predominantly prescribed antistaphylococcal oral antibiotic. This situation in the UK is in sharp contrast to regulatory actions and changes in prescribing habits in Australia after identification of the risk of cholestasis associated with flucloxacillin, and to the predominant use of the alternative drug dicloxacillin in the USA."
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1884907/