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He should insist on a C. Diff test ASAP. If it comes back negative, do it again. There are false negatives. If your family physician doesn’t want to order one, get him to a gastroenterologist. You don’t want to delay treatment if he does have C. Diff. Going forward for my family, if someone has been on antibiotics (especially a broad-spectrum antibiotic) and develops diarrhea that does not resolve within a couple of days - we will be requesting a C. Diff test.
Check the paperwork that comes with antibiotics. The ones that are high risk for causing C. Diff will say so in the enclosed literature. You can check this online also.
Also, when I was diagnosed with C Diff I was told to have my husband use a different bathroom until I completed the course of Vancomycin. So if possible you should use a different bathroom.
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His Cdiff test was positive. He starts on Fidaxomycin today and we are on contact precautions at home. He’s in the master suite and I’m in the guest room and guest bath.
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I control my CDiff with diet . I was on Vanco for it and finally did get it under control . No doctor told me to be on a certain diet .
The bacteria feeds on fructose . So try to consume no corn sugar . Especially High Fructose Corn Sugar, ( it is in so many things) . It has been 15 years since my severe attack . It came after antibiotic use for diverticulitis surgery. So I don’t eat fruit. I don’t eat vegetables like carrots , squash, tomatoes, any that contain too much natural fructose . If I at this time , were to consume , fruit or any item with high fructose corn syrup , I would have an onset of diarrhea within 24 hours. CDiff has an odor that is unmistakable. Feces will be orangish . Diet has a LOT to do with this disease. The Doctors here say that there are at least 2 strains of this bacteria . I am in Michigan . This Dr told me that the new( at the time) 2nd strain had moved down from Canada . That was the one I suffered from . I have carried this disease for 15 years. My relatives know , that if they are taking any antibiotics not to come here . I am not a Doctor . This is just some of my ramblings . I do also suffer with stage 4 Emphysema..
Blessed Be , Crystalena
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Thank you.
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