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Hi @mala1921 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You'll notice that I moved your message to this existing discussion called "Trying to recover from a c. diff infection (Clostridium difficile)." I did this to better connect you with other members talking about C-diff like @sandyabbey @pines @virgo1952 @femalegolfer @ngorman25 @pibacher and others.

You may also be interested in this discussion where several members talk about taking Flagyl.
- C. difficile – Are your guts ever normal again? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/c-difficile-are-your-guts-ever-normal-again/

Mala, How long have you been taking Flaygl? How is it working for you?

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After taking clindamycin for a dental procedure, my husband had a six month bout with c diff many years ago. After multiple courses of antibiotics and reactions to them, he put his foot down and refused to take any more. Finally, the GI doctor prescribed Questran, an anti-cholesterol drug that coincidentally binds matter in the intestines. Finally, after two weeks of Questran, he could live a normal life again. Sadly, his gut still reacts negatively to anything that disrupts the normal flora. He relies on kefir and other probiotics.
I haven’t read anything about Questran on these threads, but maybe it can help someone else.