Is it came back or it's my IBS?

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Lena1
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Is it came back or it's my IBS?

Postby Lena1 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:55 pm

I have a history of chronic diarrhea for 19 years. I was on pancreatic enzymes to help with protein and fat digestion and Lomotil to slow the bowels motility for years, I am also Lactose intolerant. I have had a severe case of C diff back in September nobody knows how I have got it. I was not on oral antibiotics this year just topical Clindamycin for acne for 3 months starting in February. My bowels started acting up more then usual since March. I have got better for a bit then worse then better again. I became severally ill with high fewer and diarrhea more then 12 times a day at the end of August. I was admitted to the hospital for 5 days in the beginning of September with C diff. Flagyl didn't work and gave me severe side effects. They started me on Vanco 125 mg QID for 1 month then I was tapering it for another month. My last dose of Vanco was last Tuesday. Now I can't take LomotiI because of C diff and also pancreatic enzymes stopped working. I started on high doses of VSL 3 probiotic 2 p TID, Florastor 2 caps BID since I started tapering Vanco. After a week or so on VSL3 I had a huge improvement, I started feeling normal again. I started to have normal bowel movements once a day. I am on a diet ( chicken, eggs, steamed veggies, no dairies or raw veggie, no sweets). I started Enterosgel 1 tbs TID since last Wednesday. Last Thursday I started having 3-4 not formed bowel movements and upset stomach. Today I had diarrhea and my stool colour became greenish - black, I have pain and bloating. I am thinking to test my stool tomorrow for C diff but I know it could be false negative. I have being off work for 9 weeks and supposed to come back to work on Nov. 9. I was excited to get back to my normal life. Now I don't know if C diff came back and I have to go back on Vanco or it"s IBS?

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Re: Is it came back or it's my IBS?

Postby beth22 » Tue Nov 03, 2015 2:37 am

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If the D came back after you started the Enterosgel, do you think it could be causing it? I understand that it is supposed to treat D, but perhaps you have a reaction to it? Have you taken it before? It is possible that you could be relapsing, but only a test will tell you for sure. Ask for a PCR test, as that one is more accurate than the older tests. It is possible that this is IBS as well. If you are planning on going back to work, I think testing is a good idea.


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