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Stool consistency while on vancomycin and its significance
Infectious Diseases | Last Active: Sep 9, 2023 | Replies (138)Comment receiving replies
Hello @jeanniesroom and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for joining to share your journey with members. Connect is a community of members, like you, looking to support one another along healthcare journeys.
You will see that I have moved your post into an active discussion on Vancomycin so you may more easily connect with members like @dilly69 @mhi and @5chances who have all mentioned weaning and/or going off Vancomycin.
What are your concerns with staying on it and what do you feel you should potentially be doing instead?
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As far as staying on Vancomycin I was terrified briefly since I am sensitive to most other antibiotics and suffered anaphylaxis once. I’ve since accepted that I need to stay the course with this second 10 days of Vancomycin.
I added Nexabiotic Saccharomyces boulardii a few days ago and am feeling a lot stronger with normal appearing stools once a day. I’m sticking with my doctor recommended c diff diet. The swelling in my lower limbs is going down.
That’s where I’m at now and keeping a positive outlook!