Can you eat Amoxicillin during breastfeeding?

Patient's question:

Baby has had a stomach problem for four or five days. Previous treatment and effectiveness: Both Chuanbei Xueli and anti-inflammatory lung clearing tablets were used but they didn't work well. What kind of assistance is needed: Can Amoxicillin capsules be used?...

Doctor's answer:

When you do not know how you and your baby recently reacted to penicillin allergy, do not eat it. If necessary, you can do a penicillin skin test for your baby. Animal perinatal experiments show that amoxicillin at a dose 10 times higher than that of humans did not harm the fertility of rats and mice or the fetus. However, there are still insufficient enough control trials in humans. Considering that animal perinatal experiments cannot fully predict human reactions, pregnant women should only use this product when absolutely necessary. Since very small amounts of amoxicillin can be excreted in breast milk, nursing mothers may cause allergies in infants after taking it.

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