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Trying to recover from a c. diff infection (Clostridium difficile)
I am trying to recover from a c.diff infection. This started with taking clindamycin in mid January and 3 days later I became ill with diarrhea and felt sick, loss of appetite etc...Went to the er twice, tested negative for c.diff on my 2nd visit. The Dr. told me to take imodium to rest my colon since I tested negative. That evening I had diarrhea and took the Imodium. Became constipated with pain lower right side. I went to a GI dr. pleading for help, I did another stool test and it came back positive for c.diff. I tried flagyl but could not tolerate the side effects. Tried vancomycin for 10 days. Did not work. Tested positive again, Went to a new gi doctor who prescribed dificid for ten days. I am 31 days post dificid and I have almost constant gut rumbling and urge to go. My 1st bm in the morning is usually semi normal, but after that they are always either pencil thin and or small pieces (2 to 5 times a day). This has been my routine since the vancomycin. I do not get dull blown diarrhea..... My dr. wants me to have a colonoscopy but I an scared that the cleansing will wipe out all my good flora. I currently take 2 florastor pills and 1/2 vsl3 per day. I eat fermented pickles for the probiotics as well..... I have many food intolerances since this whole mess began (fiber, many vegatables, dairy). I also have a strange taste in my mouth most of the time, have very little energy and fight with depression. My primary gave me Xanax .25 but I only take them at night when I cannot sleep...... Went to a nutritionist who put me on a no wheat, soy, dairy, gluten diet. Does not seem to be helping or hurting. I lost 20 pounds and cannot gain any weight (I weigh 120 at 5'7")... I am thinking it might be sibo, or candida but cannot find a dr. to test for these....I am in the right place for help or advice ? The urge to go is awful and limits my once active lifestyle.....
Thank you, Scott
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Im sorry to here you are sick with that my mother has it
I do not know what c diff( is. Colonoscopy could show if fungal balls are attached to your colon wall (colony)..I have had to google read google read and almost treat myself. good flora can be reestablished in days by eating normally and taking probiotics. i take multidophilus 12 from Whole Foods. Sounds bad--best of luck. is you temp sub normal?
No, thank God I don't. Between the chronic Bladder infection that I have. Which I have to use Gentamycin every day for by putting it directly into the bladder, with the worry of what is going to be used when this doesn't work anymore.....I don't think I could handle one more thing. If only the doctor would give me some answers instead of telling me, "We'll cross that bridge when we get to it" so I could at least have some peace of mind...I guess he doesn't know is all I can figure out. I wish he could understand the torment I live with every day not knowing what is going to happen when this infection becomes immune to this antibiotic. I take care of my 52 year old niece that has had a stroke. There is no one to care for her when I end up in the hospital urinating blood again.
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2 ReactionsI drive 4 hours one way to get there.
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1 ReactionThat is where I have been going. Going to other doctors has been like using Fred Flintstone. With me not being able to take antibiotics orally or intravenously for this chronice Bladdder infection complicates things.
So i went to the doctors and i have follicitic the gave me kephex antibiot and im to up my vancomycin im so scared to take the kephlex ....dpnt want cdoff back i had it 4 months
I cant bring myself to take this kephlex ...do you take vanco for the follitice
I live in Pennsylvania
Did you have it on ypur face