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Posted 7/26/2014 4:26 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Everyone,

Wondering how you all feel about long term antibiotic use for these infections. Once and a while, I feel very anxious about the good bacteria in my gut and my immune system from the effects of these antibiotics. I'll probably be on them a total of 20 months. I get nervous that I'll always have health problems associated with poor gut health afterwards.

Can your gut/has your gut recovered?
Posted 7/26/2014 12:02 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Reba2000,
I am glad you asked this question. I have the same exact fears. I just stopped antibiotics because my stomach wasn't agreeing with them. I was only on antibiotics for 28 days with a 2 week break in between....

Currently I only have pins and needles, muscle twitches and muscle jerks, and some brain fog. I am letting my stomach heal from antibiotics then trying an herbal protocol. If that doesn't work I guess I should reconsider antibiotics: (
Posted 7/26/2014 12:17 PM (GMT 0)
I've been on them 7-8 months now and only had a few sharp pains in the beginning from Zithromax. I take probiotics several times a day, 2 hrs away from antibiotics. I also eat fermented foods such as kefir, kombucha tea and fermented veggies and it has helped wonders.
Posted 7/26/2014 1:44 PM (GMT 0)

Revive said...
I've been on them 7-8 months now and only had a few sharp pains in the beginning from Zithromax. I take probiotics several times a day, 2 hrs away from antibiotics. I also eat fermented foods such as kefir, kombucha tea and fermented veggies and it has helped wonders.

Interesting, I've been told by two people now to eat fermented veggies...maybe I'll start? Why are they useful in this context?

I'm on nystatin for the candida and a lot of probiotics. Don't have any pain or diarrhea, still uneasy though :(
Posted 7/26/2014 10:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Reba,

I am a c. diff. survivor, and c. diff. would probably be your biggest worry. Had I known I got probably have warded the disease off with S. Boulardii, I would have taken it profusely.

So I would suggest you take S. Boulardii (without MOS) throughout the day. You can just get it at the drugstore, under the brand name Florastor.

The other thing that helped me was plain old Kefir (I use goat-milk Kefir). To avoid dairy intolerances I take Enzymedica's Lacto or Digest Spectrum. I only take about 3 tbs a day, or less when I'm having sinus problems.

I would also take regular probiotics with multiple strains and a strength of up to 80 billion.

Oh, and I would avoid some of the classic c. diff. triggers like Cipro. Cipro is what triggered it in me.

M
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