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I know how un-fun it is not to be able to enjoy food like you want. Dificid is more expensive than the other antibiotics for C. diff, but it was my answer. If the others work for you, that's great.
I wish you all the best in your quest for more flexibility with your food choices - I went from being a gluten-free vegan to not being able to eat any fresh fruits and veggies (only canned) and only white, processed, soft food that was fattening - all the things counterintuitive to my eating preferences, and I did that for six years - so not fun! Things are better today following surgery in 2020 - all good now, thankfully.
Jennie
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Hi Jennie,
Thank you for following up and sorry for the delay.
I am meeting with my primary soon and will ask to get a second opinion about my IBS-D. My main gastro doc, who has a great personality and is very patient with me, will not offer me the FMT option. He states that my blood work and my recent colonoscopy were all normal.
To get a referral for the FMT, I have to have a recurring bout of CDIFF infection which I have not had. He said that the only person in our state doing the procedure will not take a new patient unless the CDIFF infection was causing severe symptoms; which I do not have. I simply have many bowel movements during the day and/or evening and they are mostly normal. It is a very frustrating existence.
My bowel movements are mostly in the morning and by the afternoon they really calm down and I may have one movement after 1pm or in the evening.
The LevBid medication does slow my colon down, but if I am not careful with my food (I wasn't over the the July 4 holiday) I still suffer. Going back to a bland diet is my only option now with the exception of one "fun" meal a week.
I have read in previous posts about IBS D that some people will have 5-7 bowel movements or more per day and still test healthy and their on medication for it!
I have had a tough time with my weight. While I am in the normal range for a guy my age and height, I do look thin and my doctors are like " You are at your target weight and that is good for your body." Even if I eat more, I will have more bowel movements!
So frustrating and maddening.
Thank you!
RR1967
Thank you!