C Diff???
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C Diff???
I am very scared about the possibility of having this. I was put on Clindamycin for a tooth removal that would have been today. I took it on October 6th for one day. I felt awful, stomach cramps, pains, etc. I stopped it on Sat the 7th. A few days went by then I saw my PCP who laughed at me and sent me home on the 11th without doing anything. So I called a friend of mine who is a GI Doc and we did a stool culture that came back negative. My symptoms continued on stomach cramps, pains, diarrhea, so My GI put me on Flagyl 250mg tid-10 days. I am still having loose orange-brown stoll with mucous that smells odd. On the toilet paper I am seeing a yellow bile or mucous film. I am on my fith day of Flagyl and I do not know if I am getting better or is it the Flagyl that is causing me side effects? I feel full although I am not eating much, very nervous, cramps every now and then. I probably go to the bathroom 3-5 times a day, and I find myself studying it, thinking about it, I am having trouble sleeping, working, etc... I am still questioning the reality that it is probable that I have this! Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Shogan,
I'm not a Dr or anything but had c-diff for five months as a result of taking Clyndamycin for 10 days. I did three rounds of Vanco (the Flagyl made me so sick) and finally the third round of a six week vanco taper seemes to have smartened things up - athough I've hade some really nasty pain and gas the past few days (10.5 weeks off the vanco).
If I were you I'd be taking probiotics like yoghurt and / or pills like crazy right now. There are many suggestions for good types of probiotics to take in the FAQ section of this website. I live in Canada and find somewhat of a descrepancy between the products available between the two countries so I can't really suggest much specifically. If you can beat this thing on the first try and not be a repeat offender such as many of us here are, all the more power to you.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon,
Supersmurf
I'm not a Dr or anything but had c-diff for five months as a result of taking Clyndamycin for 10 days. I did three rounds of Vanco (the Flagyl made me so sick) and finally the third round of a six week vanco taper seemes to have smartened things up - athough I've hade some really nasty pain and gas the past few days (10.5 weeks off the vanco).
If I were you I'd be taking probiotics like yoghurt and / or pills like crazy right now. There are many suggestions for good types of probiotics to take in the FAQ section of this website. I live in Canada and find somewhat of a descrepancy between the products available between the two countries so I can't really suggest much specifically. If you can beat this thing on the first try and not be a repeat offender such as many of us here are, all the more power to you.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon,
Supersmurf
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Shogan,
Clindamycin is a big offender in causing cdiff. You could have had a false negative test result; unfortunately, these happen often with cdiff. It's best to wait 10 - 14 days after taking any antibiotic to get a good stool test result. When I took Flagyl the D stopped, but the rest of my symptoms were like yours. And I was quite queasy. Supersmurf's advice about yogurt and probiotics is excellent. Most people (about 80%) beat cdiff after one or 2 rounds of Flagyl or vancomycin, and I hope you are in the lucky majority. Hugs and healing!
Clindamycin is a big offender in causing cdiff. You could have had a false negative test result; unfortunately, these happen often with cdiff. It's best to wait 10 - 14 days after taking any antibiotic to get a good stool test result. When I took Flagyl the D stopped, but the rest of my symptoms were like yours. And I was quite queasy. Supersmurf's advice about yogurt and probiotics is excellent. Most people (about 80%) beat cdiff after one or 2 rounds of Flagyl or vancomycin, and I hope you are in the lucky majority. Hugs and healing!
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