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Stool consistency while on vancomycin and its significance

Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Dec 9 5:18pm | Replies (142)
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@wty2020

Sorry to hear about the nausea and weakness. Weaning off? Is that a taper or pulse of vancomycin? If, so, would you mind sharing what the taper/pulse actually is? Also, do you mind sharing your stool consistency during vanco full strength and also during the weaning? If not, I understand, or if private msg would be better, let me know.

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mhi | @mhi | Jan 23, 2021

How is your stool now getting any better on vancomycin?

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dilly69 | @dilly69 | Jan 23, 2021

Hi, don't mind sharing at all. How else are we going to understand this. Tapering off vancomycin : 2 pills a day then miss 1 day, take 2 miss 1 day. Than next week, take 2 then miss2 days. For a week.
The stool before diagnosed was watery diarrhea with this jelly type substance coming out. As the vancomycin started to work, became soft and slightly formed. Stayed like that till now. There was a distinctive smell which tells you you still have c diff, also a burning sensation when going. It was so violent in the beginning l developed fissures. Weakness and blood platelets dropped dramatically, 1 step from hospital. I'm pretty tough though this has taken me down for 7 months. That's it basically, if not for a very caring husband l would have definitely been in hospital.

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