Hi Jonie, and welcome. If you don't exceed the dosage, their probably won't be a problem with it. Have you tried a slow introduction of natural fiber(such as ground flax meal, and oat bran) taken at regular times? Also try staying away from white flour and sugar products, caffeine, alcohol acidic, and spicey foods.Hey karena, you and me babe! That was my problem too. You got yours ironed out quicker than mine though. My GI doc.,GP,and Gyno doc. couldn't put the puzzle peices together so I suffered 4 yrs. with it. I also lost 15#'s with it and had IBS for 20plus years too! Then I went to Milwaukee Medical College, and the GI specialist there wanted to order both antibiotics and an antifungal. By this time, I had read and heard about the Candida-antibiotic possibility. Did your GI doc give it that name? They have been calling it med-induced colitis of late, as per here on the board. My doc. was an oldie and he didn't want to give me too much information, so he basically gave me the prescriptions and said something like, "just in case there is something else growing in there." I didn't like the idea of taking another antibiotic; especially without any testing for infection. I also hated his arrogant attitude. He would come out with statements and a synical facial expression saying things like "I didn't ask you that", and "I'm not saying you should see a psychiatrist, but maybe if you were a happier person." A couple months later I got into a good Allergy Clinic that treated food allergies and Candida. My prescription was expensive (Diflucan) but my insurance card only billed me the max of $10.00. I had two rounds of it also, but because it is such a strong antifungal, and the fact I lived a few hours away from this clinic, so could not be monitored as carefully, I was put on only 2tabs/twice a week taken with food. Therefore it took 6mos. for me. I had no side-effects either. Were you told to stay away from sugars and only eat fresh fruits and no flavored yogurts?------------------