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Posted 4/13/2017 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
Hello.

Just wondering if anyone here has had C. difficile before. I was put on Flagyl for it, but it made my diarrhea worse. I am about to start on vancomycin. I am nervous about it. I have read that it can make you feel very sick. I just don't think I can handle much more diarrhea. So I'd love to hear what has worked for you. Thanks!
Posted 4/13/2017 6:29 AM (GMT 0)
I have had cdiff like 3 times. I can only take iv flagyl. That plus the vancomicin. I was on both meds to clear my cdiff. Lucky for me that seemed to clear up the cdiff with no major side effects. Eventho i dont have cdiff now i still have diarrhea like 6-8 times a day.
Posted 4/13/2017 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
I've had it 8 times. I became resistant to all antibiotics and had to get a fecal matter transplant. Since then, I've had no issues. I suggest you get a really good probiotic. The best one to help with combating c. diff. is Florastor. It's pricey, but worth it. It's yeast-based, so the antibiotics won't kill it off the way it would other probiotics. I take 4 per day when I'm on antibiotics, then taper down a pill a week afterwards. I always take 1 pill, whether I'm on antibiotics or not. Honestly, all antibiotics give me diarrhea. I don't know if I'm doing better until I take the course of antibiotics and then wait a week for it to clear up.
Posted 4/13/2017 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
Vancomycin should clear it up and I agree with taking Florastor too. If the c.diff doesn't resolve after that, or re-occurs quickly, then consider fecal transplant. Clean your bathroom with bleach to kill the spores. Hope you feel better soon!
Posted 4/13/2017 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have had it also. Was given Vancomycin. The Vanco gave me NO problems.
Posted 4/13/2017 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
My son had it back to back last year and was very sick with it. He even had it when he went in for illeocecal surgery (nightmare combination). He was given Vancomycin from the start and seemed to tolerate it well. His GI doctor feels that is the best - outside a fecal transplant. He also takes a probiotic (started when he began vancomycin and has continued with it). It is called VSL#3. Hope your treatment goes well.
Posted 4/13/2017 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with every comments here.

Vanco works well for me too, it takes me 48h to be effective. Vanco with Prednisone is not a long term treatment, but when I'm on it (like right now), it's like the best thing! My stool gets normal/solid again and I can eat almost everything without any trouble. But I have to be carefull when I taper both, because UC/Crohns symptoms comes back.

I also take probiotic between Vanco once a day and S. Boulardii 3 times a day. Florastar is actually this yeast S. Boulardii. I take it from another company and it works well, my GI told me to take it carefuly with Vanco.

Also got some IV Flagyl and it was okay. I heard the pills were bad..

Also, I did tried healseeker advice : activated charcoal for 5 days. It lowered the symptoms by absorbing the c-diff toxine, but didn't kill the bacteria and got me really weak because activated charcoal absorb everything, even the good. I had to stop it at some point and the bacteria was still there, very strong. Also gave me false negative stool test.
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