the "skinny" of things...

[Sheila1]

Someone posted, a few weeks ago, about stools becoming real skinny and snake-like but I can't find the post (did searches).

Well, it seems I arrived at that junction a little over a week ago so was wondered about everyone else again. Seems to have started after I tapered down to 1 dose (500mg) vanco per day, though I don't think that was the actual cause, per se.

Along those lines, it seems like my rectum is kind of numb now. I'm not sure if it's a result of the over-inflammation when I was in the throes of CDiff - or something unhappy from my hysterectomy. But to explain the numb (sorry) it's like I feel things moving higher up but the actual elimination is not "felt" very well. I also have some rectal pain when I exert any effort... it's difficult to tell what is CDiff related and what might be surgically related.

Any help or info would be appreciated!
Sheila

[ickytummy]

I had the skinny stools when I was at the worst with c-diff. They would be really thin and mushy. Right now I'm doing the probiotic thing which seems to help keep everything bulky. Are you on any probiotics? Also are you eating a lot? And getting enough fiber? When mine were really skinny, before I knew I had c-diff, I was barely eating cause my stomach hurt so bad and it hurt so bad to eat. I think that caused them to be so thin too. Do you have any abdominal pain or other symptoms? Your body could just be healing still.

[Sheila1]

Hi ickytummy,

I'm not sick at the moment... I just finished the vanco Sept. 16th (from 2nd relapse) and am waiting to see if I relapse a 3rd time. I've done pretty good so far but do have some relaps-y feelings and some abdominal pains that come and go (which I didn't have while on the vanco); and still have the sore areas in my abdomen. I'm not convinced yet that I won't relapse...but I'm hopeful.

I'm eating good, plus taking probiotics, and eating 3 or 4 yogurts a day and drinking a glass of citrucel every day. So I don't think it's that... I know it will take awhile for things to get back to any sort of normalcy (if they do). I just remembered there being this topic awhile back, maybe August, and several people had noticed the same thing.

[ickytummy]

I took my last Vanco around the same time...Sept. 22. I was feeling pretty good until this morning when I had the big D. But it was only once and I didn't have any other symptoms like cramps or anything. I don't know if that means a relapse is coming. I'm going to try and keep it under control with the probiotics. I really don't want to have to do a longer dose of Vanco! Hopefully we're both on the way to recovery!!

[nsewell]

Hey guys hang in there. There are many scary moments after having c-diff. I had quite a few, but have been c-diff free for a few months now. You might delevope IBS. There are meds to treat it and it IS better than c-diff. Just hang in there and remember it will eventually go away but does still effect the mind at times and every D moments will probably make you panic a bit but wait it out a couple days. Good luck!!

[dalamy]

I too had the noodle looking stools when I was the sickest - February and March of 2005. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before - it scared me - seriously - like something from a Science Fiction movie - seriously. By April and May things improved. When I relapsed at the end of May after stopping the Vancomycin, I went back to the nodles and then unformed stools - kind of flaky. I took one last 14 day course of Vancomycin and have been in remission since June 2005. It is now October 2006 and I am still not like I was before C. diff. The only product that seems to be helping so far for me is Digestive Advantage - Crohn's & Colitis. It's firming things up and I look more like I used to. But I still am not like my old self by any means! I hope this helps.