I have c diff

Posted by rrf67 @rrf67, Jul 24, 2022

I have recently been diagnosed with c diff. I am currently on vancomycin 125mg four times a day. I have been bleeding for over 2 months now regularly with no solid movements whatsoever. I have urgency in the mornings and have to run to the bathroom only to be issues of blood and coffee ground feces, nothing ever solid. I just had a colonoscopy last Monday if showed diverticulum in the transverse colon and inflammation in the sigmoid colon in four different places. my question is when will I get better?? I have been dealing with this for a long time and it is debilitating. Will the vancomycin give me solid movements and will it stop the blood issues?? I just need to talk to someone who can identify with what I have. I have to call my gastro at the end of the week to let her know how I am doing. if I still have this what will be the next step?? Also, has anyone else with c diff smell an odor on themselves and when they go?? does c diff have a distinctive odor?

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I had surgery 6 weeks ago was put on clindamycin for preventative purposes, 2 weeks later got cdiff, on vancomycin for 10 days, 125mg 4x/day..symptoms were better after 2nd day..having only 1 formed bowel movement a day.I finished antibiotics today
But yesterday had 2 formed bowel movements. Is this a sign cdiff is coming back? I'm also taking floradtor 2x day,500 mg total..eating yogurt..
Thank you

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Yes..its true formed bowel movements are not a problem.

I'm just worried as my stools are beginning to be loosely formed 2 to 3 times a day after completing vanco.for 10 days.
While I was taking it my stools were more formed and only once a day.
Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions
And it's just my gut trying to heal.
I did have a good response to vanco. Idk
Just looking for some support.
Thank you all for your responses!!

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