your story illustrates why it's so important to give a complete medical history to your health care provider on each visit. i'm wondering if the person who prescribed the penicillin knew you had just gotten over a bout of colitis. if so then i would assume it's ok to take the penicillin. if not then i would suggest you call the prescribing physician tell them about your bout with colitis and ask about the penicillin treatment. in the case of strep throat antibiotics usually are given to shorten the period of time during which you're contagious. antibiotics also helps prevent the spread of strep to other parts of the body. there are many different strains of streptococcus bacteria; some of them are more dangerous than others. as i said your best bet is to ask the prescribing physician about taking penicillin after recovering from a recent bout of colitis. that way you will have a positive answer to your question. take care!
if i recently got over colitis should i skip taking the penicillin prescribed for my strep throat which is feeling fine? . i got a colitis infection on 11/26 after taking antibiotics to deal with a cyst on my hip. the colitis was treated but i got strep throat 3 days ago. i was prescribed antibiotics to treat the strep throat including penicillin which states on the bottle that it can cause diarrhea due to colitis. the strep throat is not particularly bothering me right now (my throat feels fine) so i am wondering if i should skip taking the penicillin altogether as i am afraid of risking another colitis infection.