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Trying to recover from a c. diff infection (Clostridium difficile)
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...I did a quick search and one site said some people get bloating and constipation when they have a-typical C.Diff....I didn't know that. I had quite a bad few months and year... diagnosis of narrow angle glaucoma and four of my very few friends passed away... having the very bad diarrhea led to a lot of laundry, disinfecting, and ultimately isolation from which I never really recovered that was 2018 and I was 75. I was told once the vancomycin treatment was over they don't test again (Ontario) for c.diff as it can live in the body...unless diarrhea starts again, but as I had IBS-D ... and ended up with fecal incontinence, was not tested again...its odd that some people get it and get over it quickly, am happy for them, but was no so in my case, unfortunately ... Take care, J.
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same. surprisingly newly diagnosed with c. diff a/b toxins without any diarrhea. been on 125 mg van. 4xday having bloating & constipation. History of ulcerative colitis and diverticulosis (never diverticulitis). same morning stool specimen resulted, I was scheduled for a colonoscopy (already done the prep) yet they canceled colonoscopy and told me to take vanc. for 14 days
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Oh Lacy, my heart goes out to you. I wish I could give you a hug. Thank you for researching the other effects of c-dif. This episode of c-dif is different from when I got it in 2019. You are absolutely correct about the loads of laundry and I’ll probably get brain damage from breathing in the disinfectant. I wish my bathroom had a window. I don’t think doctors test after the vancomycin treatment. I’m in the States and I asked for the stool test in 2019 and my Dr also said they don’t do follow-up testing. It’s a very frustrating infection. Please take care.