Abdomen Distention Post C-Diff Years Later
I have an interesting issue that I've been experiencing myself and want to ask the question on the aftermath of C-diff . Here is my dilemma:
In June 2019 I was hospitalized with multiple issues having to do with Multiple viruses. One of the Viruses was C-diff with all the issues of watery bowels.
To treat both the C-diff and the viruses i was on a wide range of anti-biotics which caused what I thought was a distended Abdomen, about 2 in. more than normal. Nothing was determined at that time as to the reason and ended up reducing abit but not to a range I had experienced prior to C-Diff. I figured that it was just weight gain from 6 weeks in the Hospital and lack of exercise.
During the next phase I was getting Inhalation Treatments of Nebupent to avoid anti-biotics due to the C-Diff. To treat the Lung Virus, I also had during that hospital stay.
Now a year later in April 2020, Due to Mayo preparing for an onslaught of issues having to do with covid, took me off the inhalation treatments and back on anti-biotics which were Doxycycline Monohydrate and Dapsone for the same Lung issue. I ended up on them until Jun of 2021. This time my PCP put me on a very specific Probiotic: Lactobacillus Acidophilus.
When i was on it no issues with my abdomen that at the time I had not really noticed but in researching my current distention determined that it did not happen while on the Probiotic. I was taken off the Probiotic when I went off the antibiotic.
But since then, my abdomen has again increased about 1.5 in. this time I’m not on an anti-bionic but I’m wondering if my gut health may be my issue more than just plan weight gain. I do all the right things exercise, Diet etc. and my eating habits haven’t really changed.
The other symptom I have, which my dentist says is not mouth related, is bad breath. Which I’ve heard can be from gut health.
So, I’m open for thoughts if anyone may have noticed that due to C-Diff you Gut is not really the same and I'm thinking may require being on the probiotic for a while or even life. The more I think about this I also seem to have urgent times to find a bathroom. Even though I don't have watery stool, I have bowel movements more often than what I remember years ago. Could this all be due to the effects of C-Diff.
Thanks
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