At 04:33 PM 2/28/98 -0500, you wrote:
>My friend who had to take Flagyl for trichiminosis (sp?) just found out
>that the 24-hour h*** they went through to pump and dump and not nurse her
>10 mo for 24 hrs. did NOT work. 

And from Dr. Newman.

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee

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Here is what the Canadian equivalent of the PDR says about 
metronidazole:

Metronidazole has been cited as a drug contraindicated during 
lactation.  This advice is based on reports that the drug is mutagenic 
in bacteria and carcinogenic in rodents when taken throughout their 
lives.  Specific untoward effects in a nursing infant as a result of 
metronidazole ingestion have not been reported.  Without more direct 
evidence of the harmful effects of short term use in humans it seems 
overly conservative to withhold the drug or discontinue breastfeeding 
in patients with symptomatic parasitic diseases (amebiasis, giardiasis 
or trichomoniasis) for which metronidazole may be the treatment of 
choice.

‹Drug Exposure During Lactation. Compendium of Pharmaceutical 
Specialities. 1997. page L36.



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