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Posted 8/25/2013 1:46 AM (GMT 0)
I'm not sure I have it but seems like it.

I found this and have been following it for 2 days with signs of feeling better.

Supportive treatment for diarrhea includes:

  • Plenty of fluids. Choose fluids containing water, salt and sugar, such as diluted fruit juice, soft drinks and broths.
  • Good nutrition. If you have watery diarrhea, eat starchy foods, such as potatoes, noodles, rice, wheat and oatmeal. Other good choices are saltine crackers, bananas, soup and boiled vegetables.

Anyone have any experience for advice?

Posted 8/25/2013 2:01 AM (GMT 0)
I had c diff for a good six months this year, and I noticed anything I ate made me feel terrible just because c diff cramps are the worst. fiber was like the death of me so anything like meat, protein shakes, juice, smoothies, kefir, yogurt, chicken broth was better. the less fiber you put in you, the better.
Posted 8/25/2013 2:04 AM (GMT 0)
You really need antibiotics to treat c-diff. I hope you are not going to try the all natural route because it will probably not work, even though you may get better. It is also very contagious and you can pass it around to family, friends, co-workers etc. around you. It has to be killed off entirely or it will just come back to you and possibly spread to others. You need to go to a doc and get tested.
Posted 8/25/2013 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
Where does cDiff come from?
Posted 8/25/2013 3:51 AM (GMT 0)
ah, well.....we all have it in our colons but it's usually kept under control by stronger and "good" bacteria. It can get out of control and grow prolifically by us using certain antibiotics. It's when the c.difficile produces toxins, that's what causes the infection called pseudomembranous colitis.

As well...c.difficile has different strains, and we can pick them up hand to mouth via an infected person not washing hands or from areas that may be infected that we touch.

Certain antibiotics are used to treat c.diff infections...two that I know of off hand are vancomycin and metronidazole.

Probiotics are great for us to use to help keep the flora as balanced as possible, especially when using antibiotics.


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Posted 8/25/2013 10:39 AM (GMT 0)
I have had (maybe still have? or have had 2+ times) C. Diff.. it is not a fun bug to deal with.

If you *think* you might have this, you should request that your GI test you right away. Its an inconvenient and yucky stool test, but many insurance companies require that you have a positive test before they will cover the antibiotics for it (per my GI).

If you do have it, there are some things that helped me to remember in terms of cleaning, drinking, and eating.
1) Cleaning: Bleach is the only thing that will kill C. diff. so you want to be sure that you have adequate cleaning supplies around. More than likely, your family will be fine, unless they are on antibiotics, but its better safe than sorry. Hand sanitizer will not work to kill c. diff., so you will want to use have soap and hot water. If possible, dedicate a bathroom in the house to yourself so that you can isolate the major cleaning to there and have your family use a different bathroom. You will also want to avoid cooking for anyone and clean common areas, such as living rooms and kitchens, daily with bleach cleaner.
2) Drinking: As much as you can, as often as you can. My doctors had me drink a half and half mixture of water and a sports drink of choice.
3) Eating: I had the best luck with rice, oatmeal, and broth. I added protein powder to my oatmeal, as any kind of meat that I ate seemed to really bother my stomach, as did any vegetables. Everyone is probably a bit different with this though, so try out some bland foods like potatoes, rice, etc, until you find one that you can tolerate. I also was prescribed nausea medicine and anti-spasm medication to help reduce the related symptoms and allow me to eat.

Hope this helps! Give yourself time to recover from it, gets lots of rest, and be proactive with your doctor!
Posted 8/25/2013 12:45 PM (GMT 0)
c diff is deadly, not to be taken lightly.
It destroys the colon and creates a flare when active.
I am in the midst of dealing with my first bout of c diff now and will report back when better.
One thing that really is different than a flare is the extreme pain. IT feels like a knife twisted in your side, like small portions of your colon are on fire, really horrible! Also the smell that comes out of you is very different, I read somewhere that they are training dogs to sniff it out in hospitals, it has a signature smell, like a backed up sewer -well, worse than that....
Oh yes and diet, I've found rice, oatmeal to be helpful, but keifr seems to be the key -drink it before bed to re-propogate the colon w/ good bacteria over night while on antibiotics. It tastes great and has virtually no lactose, delicious stuff.
To have UC, then get a bug that destroys the colon -wow, what luck!

Post Edited (beatUC) : 8/25/2013 9:05:57 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/25/2013 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
I think I must have it! I will be bleaching everything today as soon as I can move! I take my stool today to the lab! Omg I am scared.
Posted 8/25/2013 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
And I am buying and taking probiotics from now on!
Posted 8/25/2013 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Someone posted a link to an article on here a week or so that said some 40% of processed food is contaminated with C-diff... Or something along those lines. Especially packaged meats and such. I wish I could find the article.

there's this as well - about c-diff in meats cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/51/5/577.long

Anyway - it would appear c-diff is not easy to get away from which is probably why people keep coming down with it a lot. If their system bacteria is off then they may just keep picking up the infections from various sources etc etc...
Posted 8/25/2013 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Yea, Mark, I posted this about a week ago in another thread:

Tainted meats point to superbug C. diff in food.

"It’s not clear, however, where the remaining infections — those that occur outside health settings, in the community — originate. Recent victims have included a 10-year-old girl with no history of antibiotic use who became very ill but recovered and a 31-year-old woman pregnant with twins who spontaneously aborted her babies and then died after becoming infected, according to a 2005 review by the CDC.
“For these community-associated sources, there has to be a source outside the hospitals,” Songer said. “It may well be that retail meats are a source or the main source.”"

www.nbcnews.com/id/27774614/ns/health-health_care/t/tainted-meats-point-superbug-c-diff-food/#.UhEydBbl0lI
Posted 8/25/2013 6:59 PM (GMT 0)
That's it - thanks... I think everyone should read that. It's pretty scary actually.
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