2 weeks since last Vanco...

[jjglad]

and I am taking a sample tomorrow to be tested and hoping and praying that I am finally over this beast! Problem is...last couple days I have been dealing with a mix of formed/mush/diarrhea all in the same RR visit?! Is this normal PI-IBS or could it possibly be the infection rearing it's ugly head again, only in part of the colon so far? I know that has to sound really crazy, but to have formed and loose stool all at the same time is just tripping me up. :( My thoughts immediately go to....here I go again.

I have already been on three rounds of Vanco, the last two were taper and pulse. Was doing really well here for a while on just an acidopholis and a Primal Defense probiotic a day, but the last couple days...needless to say, it is stirring up the anxiety again. Is it completely odd that I am having such an array of issue in the same RR visit?

Sorry for the TMI. :( Just wondering if anyone has ever dealt with this "constipation diarrhea" in recovery?

[NanciT]

JJ

Part of what IBS is having BM all over the place. Sometimes it C, then D, then loose. It's a common factor we see here often and for some of us it last a long time. I monitor things by the food I which has an impact on this.

See how you do on your test....hoping it will be negatvie!!

[jjglad]

Thanks! I understand it is all over the place and will be for some time. Just thought it was so odd that diff. kinds were occurring at the SAME time! :( So frustrating. Feel like I am always taking one step forward and two steps back.

[NanciT]

Before CDIFF we were all used to the same consistency in which our bodies function. This illness throws so many things off and it does take a long time to get to that "normal" feeling again. Some get there sooner than others.....it has been a slow process for me and I am still working on it.
NanciT

[Bobbie]

Some of us take a long time to return to "normal." I am one. Had c diff 3 times, and it took a long time to recover after each bout.

Some recover quickly. - no way to predict. Hang in there.

[kayron]

I just want to let you know you are not alone. I am going through the same symptoms you are and when you stools are all over the place it makes your anxiety worse. I sometimes feel like I will never get over it. I had never heard of C Diff until I got it. I have had it for a while. I had it for a long time and was not diagnosed so I don't know if I have relapses or all the same strain. I hope you feel better soon!

[roy]

Please check dates of posts before you answer.
More than a few weeks and the original poster might have moved on.

[jjglad]

Thank you Kayron. It has been a while since I posted that, but the recovery is certainly a rough roller coaster ride. I am on medication just to keep system slowed down enough in order to eat each day to keep from losing anymore weight.