antibiotics and stomach

You really need to be checked to see if this is C. difficile.

Probiotics can help prevent this in the first place. Ask the doctor for a recommendation.

Mild cases of C. diff can clear up once you are off antibiotics. More serious cases require a different antibiotic, like Flagyl.

C. diff is not uncommon in people who take antibiotics in high doses or for an extended period of time.

It can be dangerous if left untreated. Call as soon as you can and let them know how serious it is.

Most people carry C. diff in small amounts in their intestines. The antibiotics can kill off the normal bacteria in the gut and allow this to take over. (Just like yeast)

I don't know if a few days of stopping the antibiotic will be long enough.

Did you mention C. diff to her?

I'd want the doctor on this one.

hezzer,

I was on strong long term antibiotics and in the beginning - say about week 3 - I had some watery stools. I stepped up the probiotics and it straightened itself out. about a year later I had to stop antibiotics because I started having a problem again. The doctor had me get tested for c-diff, yeast, etc. - apparently Quest Diagnostics is a good lab for this. While waiting for the test results, they put me on an antifungal. I asked the doctor why they were not prescribing Flagyl and they told me that they suspected yeast first.

I tell you this because you don't want you to be overly alarmed. The best course is to stop the antibiotics as suggested and start a strong probiotic and see if it clears up fairly quickly. If it doesn't, then they should prescribe an antifungal and write a script for you to be tested.

There are rare cases of C-diff that are extremely difficult to eradicate but for the most part C-diff is not common in someone who has been takiing antibiotics a short time.

Hope you feel better soon.
bcaring

I take Culturelle and like it.  They first few days I took it my stomach was rumbly but I got used to it.  I would definitely go get tested for the c. diff bacteria. That can happen months after you stop taking the abx.  Good Luck!  

Thanks bcaring,

I don't mean any alarm about the C.diff. I had a co-worker who got C.diff and was hospitilized by taking antibiotics of and on (in reg doses) for what she believed was a throat infection by culturing herself. It may just be yeast, but I do think the doctor should do the test to be sure.

Hezzer- You need to stop the antibiotics for a short while as the doctor says to get this cleared up. We can't hurt ourselves in trying to get better. I hope you get some doctor feedback today and get to feeling better from this.

~Kitty