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I have had Key hole laparoscopic bowel surgery 3 weeks ago

Digestive Health | Last Active: Aug 4 9:35am | Replies (50)
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I will just say you may have a new reality. I was regular as an alarm clock before contracting Yersinia in May of 2022, and the antibiotic given for that left me with diarrhea - because it killed good bacteria and opened the door to C-Diff. Another antibiotic for that and no relief of diarrhea. A colonoscopy with random biopsies confirmed a diagnosis of collagenous microscopic colitis. A couple of months of Budesonide and I was able to put it behind me- 7 months later.
But I still am not on a regular schedule because I added a statin, which causes constipation. So now I chew fiber gummies at night. Some days I go, some not. If I go two days I eat a bunch of salad. It’s such a distraction to be managing it all the time.

So that’s my new reality. I know from my own experience it could be worse.

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carolinlv | @carolinlv | Aug 3 8:31pm

Don’t know if you’re still following this thread, but I read about your C-Diff from an antibiotic overdose. I contracted C-Diff for the same reason-overprescribed Cipro for a simple UTI. My stomach has never been the same, no matter what I try. My bowel movements are terrible now because of that. I also take a statin, which I’m thinking is the second culprit. Are these gummies still working for you? I have quite a collection of products and I don’t want to add another if it’s not still recommended. Thanks in advance! Or for anyone else out there that might see this and be able to answer… I’ll take any help I can get!

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