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What happens after C.Difficile?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 27, 2023 | Replies (165)Comment receiving replies
I am currently on 14 days of vancomycin because of C diff. My dentists prescribed Clindamycin that is how I got C diff. My question is should I be taking Florastor at the same time as the Vacncomycin? If so how many should I be taking? Or is there a better probotic that I should be taking now and after the Vanco? Any recommendations is helpful. I can only hope the one round of Vanco will stop this horrible disease!
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@minge I also got cdiff from clindamycin. It was after the 3rd round of vancomycin that I had the fmt. From what I have learned, vancomycin kills the toxins but the spores remain in your system. When you stop the vancomycin, the spores start producing the toxins again. And around and around we go!
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So sorry to hear about you battling this infection. Yes you need to be taking the Florastor with the antibiotic. Any Saccharomyces Boulardii is good. I was taking three pills per day when I was on antibiotic for c Diff. Make sure you take them two hours apart from the antibiotic otherwise the antibiotic will kill the good bacteria in it. I continued with the S Boulardii post c Diff for few months and I added another probiotic right after I finished the vancomycin. Hope this helps and please ask away! Wishing you a speedy recovery.