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STI Treatment and Unexpected Change in Symptoms

Watch for these changes while you are being treated for an STI (sexually transmitted infection):

  • Symptoms get worse after 24 hours of treatment.
  • Symptoms have not improved after 3 full days of treatment.
  • You get a rash.
  • You have severe diarrhea.
  • Nausea or vomiting gets so bad that you cannot keep down fluids or medicine.

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