 [ Symptoms ] 3 days after 5 days of flagyl cipro treatment i am now suffering off and on loose stools for 8 days when will it go away i was given this medication for a possible bacterial diarreha had terrible side effects throughout the first 5 days they all started once i was done with the drug now it has been 10 days i am done with treatment and i am having off and on lose stools no more explosive diarreha and not more than twice a day  what is the best way to improve this besides taking probiotics and when should i start having normal bowel movements [ Disease ] genital herpes is rarely life threatening but having herpes sores makes it easier for hiv the virus that causes aids to enter your body not only is there an increased risk for getting hiv if you have genital herpes but having the two diseases together may also make each one worse a pregnant woman can pass genital herpes on to her baby so it is particularly serious during pregnancy if you get infected near the end of pregnancy the risk is highest at least 30 and as many as 50 of newly infected pregnant women give the virus to their babies for moms who were infected long before delivery the risk is much lower less than 1 of babies born to mothers with an older genital herpes infection get the virus and if a woman has an outbreak at delivery a cesarean deliver is usually done you may have heard that genital herpes causes cervical cancer that is not exactly true it may be a factor but it is not the main cause genital herpes is a lifelong condition for which there is no cure having it can force you to make inconvenient changes in your life particularly in your sex life and it can cause you a lot of pain and discomfort you simply would rather not have it