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C. difficile – Are your guts ever normal again?

Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 31 11:21pm | Replies (649)
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I was given clyndamyacin in early 2019 by a walkin clinic. I ended up with being very sick for 2 months . Back and forth between the walkin clinic Quickmed and my Veterans Doctor and Emergency room at Citrus County Memorial .
But nobody could figure out what was wrong and I'd get sent home . They told me to rest drink plenty of fluids it's probably just a flu bug.
Ended up 3 days in the hospital on IV antibiotics for cdiff. I trued to tell them that's what's wrong as I had done loads of research whilst being extremely sick for 2 months.
Will I ever feel normal ? Bouts of bloating and cramps and diarrhea and I wonder if it's coming back. 🙁

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cas924 | @cas924 | Mar 24 7:49am

Did you recover from the C Diff infection from 2019 and now have problems again or have you been suffering this whole time? Have you been re-tested? My infection was from July 2024. It took about 3 months (after treatment) for my guts to feel close to normal again. I was told by one gastro doc that the C Diff toxin destroys the thin lining of your intestines, which he said was the cause of Post Infectious IBS (diarrhea immediately after eating). Low FODMAP Diet (temporary) and high potency probiotics (Visbiome 112.5 Billion and Florastor) helped me get back to “normal”. It’s now been 8 months recovery for me and I feel I am 90% normal, although I am now very sensitive to more foods than I was before this infection.

You mentioned Citrus County. If you are in Florida I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Shepard in Tampa. His number is 813-280-7111. I had to travel to see him initially, but follow-up appointments have been by video/phone call.

Also, check out Dr. Sabine Hazan’s book “Let’s Talk Sh!t” and maybe become a participant in one of her research projects (expensive) at progenabiome.com. Also check out CDiff.org (Peggy Lillis Foundation).

I hope you can find some comfort and relief soon.

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