C-Diff

I have been having a problem with recurring diarreah (diarrhea) since July.  I was recently diagnosed as having C-diff present based on a culture, & put on my second round of the antibiotic Flagyl.  What is C-Diff & how would I have been exposed to this?

[AmandaFromPA]

C-diff is a bacteria that everyone has in their digestive system.  WHen you go on an aggressive or long course of antibiotics you become more susceptible to getting the c-diff disease.  It can take more than one round of treatment to knock it out .. But from my experience Flagyl is not as good as Vancomycin.  I did Flagyl for a few days and it just made me even more sick than I already was!  THey switched me to vancomycin and got immediate relief and after a 10 day course I kicked the c-diff!  It is also important to take acidiphilus capsules (the refrigerated kind) to help replace the good bacteria in your intestines and stomach quicker to beat the c-diff.  Talk to your doctor about vancomycin and acidiphilus and good luck to you.  I am still not 100 percent these days though .. now Im left with IBS .. still cleaning up what the antibiotics left me with!

[geminiblue5]

I had surgery recently, they removed 3 ft. of my small intestine.  4 days later they had to go back in and give me a colostomy bag, because I have c-dif.  They put antiboties directly into my Large intestine, and now I am on flagyl.  Did you have any weight loss?   I am 12 pounds lighter than when I started.

[borgojj]

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