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Posted 12/15/2016 7:42 PM (GMT 0)
I was treated for a mild case of Cdiff which I tested negative twice then the third I was positive for the antigen negative for toxins..was prescribed flagyl for 10 days diarrhea stopped after two doses. I have had formed stools ranging every other day to every day. I have been off the flagyl since Saturday. I am a nervous wreck, anxiety ridden totally worried its back.. I have no diarrhea, but I went three times yesterday all long and formed. I have chronic nausea . I have lots of rumbling sounds because I always feel hungry. I eat, I get cramps in my belly, nausea and then it subsides over the course of an hour. I don't know if I am making myself nauseas by obsessing or if the Cdiff is back. My doctor apt isn't until next week . I had two bms today, not much but again all formed.. Im crying constantly.. I Feel like my life is never going to be normal.
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FYI, I do not have any other gastro problems that I am aware of.

Post Edited (Wanda1225) : 12/15/2016 12:48:10 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/15/2016 8:11 PM (GMT 0)
A lot of people develop PI-IBS (post infectious irritable bowel syndrome) after C. diff and flagyl can be a very hard drug to tolerate. Would recommend sticking to a bland diet and trying to keep the stress down as your colon heals. If you are having form stools - that's great. If you start having several episodes of watery diarrhea then consider getting tested again to see if you're positive for the toxins. Recently had the same PCR test result and unless my symptoms get worse (mine are similar to yours) my GI and I have agreed not to treat as our systems are designed to fight this off at low levels so take probiotics to help get your gut back in order (I take Florastar and drink Kefir).
Posted 12/15/2016 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you.. Even before I was treated, I never had the classic, watery stool, odor, etc etc. I think my mind is getting the best of me as I just keep reading horror stories and stories that it always comes back , even though it says 85% RECOVER after first round of antibiotics. Never lost my appetite, I had a CT scan a day before diagnosis and everything was fine, bloodwork was fine, so I didn't understand the whole negative toxin thing. I feel Im making myself sick literally. I always suffered more from not going daily and now I am upset that I am going daily, sometimes twice.. I was taking a chewable lactobillus tab and drinking kefir, then I took a florastor today.
Posted 12/15/2016 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
Flagyl can also heighten anxiety so keep that in mind too. And you're right, 70-80% of people get better after 1-2 rounds of medication and with a mild case hopefully you end up in that category. If you do relapse, ask to go on vanco or dificid. Both have better cure rates than flagyl and are generally less harsh on your system.

There is a great forum dedicated solely to C. diff and found a lot of great information there. You can access it here - http://cdiffdiscuss.org/PHPBB3/viewforum.php?f=20
Posted 12/15/2016 8:28 PM (GMT 0)
Ive been done with Flagyl for 5 days. Shouldn't all its side effects be gone by now?
Posted 12/15/2016 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
the nausea and GI distress from Flagyl should not persist for days. IF GI symptoms remain, it is form something besides flagyl.
Posted 12/15/2016 11:48 PM (GMT 0)
I feel it might be anxiety or post ibs. I have no diarhea but the nausea, reflux, abdominal discomfort after eating makes me question other things but cdiff. I know this has happened to me many times after antibiotic use .
Posted 12/16/2016 1:15 AM (GMT 0)
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antibiotics mess up your gut - makes it hard to know what's going on - are you using any probiotics ?
Posted 12/16/2016 1:25 AM (GMT 0)
Probably not the right ones I just started Florister today and I was drinking Kiefer the past three or four days. I don't know if my nerves are getting the best of me but as I recall this is happened to me before a few days after stopping antibiotics
I think I'm just completely focused on the nausea meaning that the cdiff is back however as I stated I have not had any diarrhea and two weeks and all of my stools have been formed. I guess I really got into a tizzy because I went three times on Wednesday they were all formed but it scared me because I used to be someone who never went once a day prior to all of this
Posted 12/19/2016 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
You should consider taking VSL-3 as well. It is a medical grade probiotic that will help repopulate your colon with good bacteria. It must be refrigerated and can be purchased at costco and some pharmacies carry it behind the pharmacy counter. My daughter took 2 am and 2pm daily and still does.
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