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C. difficile – Are your guts ever normal again?
Does anyone know any body that has recovered from c.diff (guts back to pre-c.diff status ) . I have been negative for a year and still have bloating every time I eat anything and sporadic diarrhea. I need maternity clothing to eat and be comfortable. I have 0 appetite since I was initially infected.I am on creon 36,000 . this helps some what with bloating,I take papya&pineapple enzymes not helping, and floraster 2xday not sure about that.I have tried the FODMAP diet, I avoid many foods on that diet. I am seeing an RD, just finished an elimination diet with her. If I eat I bloat there for I am. Bottom line...are my guts ruined forever ?
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This is the result of my last blood test
Hi @brasileira, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, an open online community where patients like yourself share their experiences, find support and exchange information. It is not a space to communicate with medical professionals about lab results. You'll notice that I removed the uploaded images of your blood test. I did this because the image included personal identifying information. Feel free to repost the results with the patient and institution information cropped out of the image or hidden.
Brasileira, do you have c-difficle?
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1 ReactionWhat is it? Never heard of it
@brasileira, may I ask what condition you are looking for more information about?
@colleenyoung I think @brasileira has never heard of cdiff and wants a definition.
Hi there; I have been off the Vanco now for 2 months and I still don`t feel right. still have burning when I go,can`t eat anything fatty, no French fries,sad!!! I take RENEWEL-S. Boulardii once a day [same as florastor] and also a basic probiotic as well. Have only half my energy I had before 3 bouts of C Diff. It seems to be a long recovery process
Good to hear from you. It took me a while several months to finally now starting to get back to normal. It took about 7 months for my body to regulate. And I still cannot eat fatty food and I am sticking to healthy eating. Still taking Boulardii and probiotic I alternate between those two. Hang in there and I wish you a speedy recovery.
sometimes it`s just easier to talk to people on this forum than go to doctors,as we seem to have more knowledge on this subject. thanks for your words, now I know what I`m feeling is normal. glad were out of winter and can be outside more
..SORRY cant see a year date on these... I took over 120 vancomycin for c diff 2018 have not felt right since, together with other illnesses,tinnitus, glaucoma etc., and I too wonder if affected my kidneys as I have been referred to a nephrologist. She has had many tests,blood, ultrsoun, done and i see her next week.... she said maybe from radiation 39 years ago or my age 77 but like yu am wondering if VANCOMYCIN causes the problems.......hope to ask her if I remember and she has time...so busy during Covid lockdowns etc.
@lacy2 I definitely think that vancomycin is such a strong antibiotic that it definitely wreaks havoc in our systems. Particularly, because I took so much of it! But probably the doctor will not say that. Look at the mess clindamycin caused!