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    Apr 7, 2007, 04:49 PM
    Trimethoprim + dairy?
    Im taking
    Trimethoprim and was wondering why you cannot be in direct sunlight and eat dairy products?

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    Apr 7, 2007, 05:48 PM
    My text doesn't say anything about not taking it with dairy products, so that one baffles me.

    As for direct sunlight, it can make you more susceptible to sunburns.
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    Apr 8, 2007, 06:32 AM
    Because it caused sensitivity to sunlight
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    Apr 19, 2007, 09:48 AM
    I am taking trimethoprim along with 2 other meds. One of the other meds suggests taking with milk. I am going to be taking this drug for a long time maybe forever as a proplactic. I am not giving up dairy products,nor was I instructed to. Just sunlight:(
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