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@tammy1pike, I am in the Birmingham Al area. I’m on my third recurrence of Cdiff. I got it from clindamycin given for a serious sinus infection. I had taken it before for dental reasons so I didn’t perceive a problem. I was so devastated when I got it. I’ve been having gut issues for a year now. Last December I had a horrible episode of unbearable pain, then diarrhea & then vomiting. I thought it was a virus, but when I got up the next morning I was having lots of bloody stool. I immediately went to my Dr. A CT scan revealed I had ischemic colitis. After a months treatment for that I had a colonoscopy. I had to wait for enough healing so as not to perforate my colon. I was almost normal except for pain in my lower gut soon after eating. I was diagnosed with diverticulitis & had a polyp removed. I thought I was on the road to a somewhat recovery. Then I guess that since I had a compromised gut anyway this Cdiff had really beat me down. I’m 71 & I thought was a young 71. I have a heart problem too ( Afib) but my treatment was going well. I fell like I won’t live long like this. I’m tiny anyway, but now I’m at 85 pounds. I’m very weak. I just can’t get my GI to take me seriously. They just throw meds at me. 2 rounds of Flagyl & now I’m on vancomycin. I feel a little better & no diarrhea, but I’m horrified that it will be back as soon as this round of meds is over. I’m desperate. We have lots of medical care here in Birmingham that people come from all over for. I guess I’m just going to the wrong Dr. I’m sorry I’m making this so long, but like I said I have no life. Thank you for listening.

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Find a Doc that does fecal microbial transplants.

@sandyabbey We have a lot in common. I also got Cdiff after taking Clindamycin for a sinus infection this past April. Within 2 weeks of finishing the RX, I had Cdiff. I took 10 days of Flagyl. Five days after finishing that, Cdiff returned. I then did 10 days of Vancomycin and again, 5 days after finishing the med, Cdiff returned. I then did the pulse and taper Vanco for 5 or 6 weeks. I thought that might have worked. But 3 weeks after ending the pulse and taper, Cdiff returned. After my 4th bout, I took Dificid for 10 days. It's a pricey med. $5,000 for 20 pills. My co-pay was almost $1,000. I finished that med on 10/26. So far, so good. If Cdiff returns, I'm doing a fecal transplant. I've looked in to the pill form from Open Biome. It's $635 for 30 pills and you take them all at one setting. I haven't discussed this with my gastroenterologist so I'm not sure how he feels about the pill form. He has me taking Florastor. Are you taking a probiotic with Saccharomyces Boulardii. It's the best for Cdiff since it doesn't dissolve with stomach acid and goes to work in your intestine.