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Trying to recover from a c. diff infection (Clostridium difficile)
Digestive Health | Last Active: Apr 11 12:22am | Replies (545)Comment receiving replies
Can someone please tell me why we have to have 3 or more relapses before a doctor will offer fmt? If fmt is so successful, why not offer it after the first relapse? It blows my mind! Personally, the more I think about it, I think the makers of vancomycin and the other drugs they use are responsible. After all, think of all the antibiotics we take before fmt is offered. Makes me mad! My guess is it's about money. Ifwe did fmt after the first relapse, we wouldn't spend all this money on antibiotics first! Plus, who knows what we will have to deal with health wise after taking hundreds of vancomycin?
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I had horrible tinnitus while in Vanc, and had a hearing test and had hearing loss. After getting off of vanc, I was tested again and it’s better.. plus the ringing is better. I think vanc by IV is worse for hearing than the capsules. I took capsules. I read it can be permanent. I’m hoping I don’t have to go back to the ear doc again.
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I couldn’t agree more with you. I was on a lot of vancomycin and it did have nasty side effects. It is ridiculous you have to be almost dead to get a FMT. Hard to believe we are in the US.