Six months out

[poppy86]

Today is six months after I finished treatment for c.diff. It has been a rough road because I now have pi-ibs, but I'm very grateful to have made it this far. Some days I actually feel good, almost like my old self. Other days are harder, when I'm having a flare-up, and I still have many food sensitivities. Overall I'm seeing an improvement in symptoms and a general reduction in number of BMs per week. I'm not quite to my regular diet yet but introducing new foods all the time. I still struggle with anxiety and insomnia, but I'm working on those, and I have hope that eventually I'll gain back the weight I lost.

I wish everyone good health through the winter, stay safe.

[beth22]

Thanks for posting and giving hope to others. It took me a long time to gain back the weight that I lost. I was told by a doctor that you have to add 500 calories a day in order to gain a pound in a week.

[healthys]

Hi Beth, how long did it take you to gain the lost weight? I need to gain about 20 lbs. Not sure when that would happen !

[Ali-Mar]

Congrats Poppy on such a milestone and thanks for sharing. I had an FMT 4.5 months ago on Jul 14, counting days to get to six months, as I read it takes six months for your microbiome to recover from ABX. I am still struggling with PI-IBS, a lot of abdominal pain, and cannot tolerate new food. But I am grateful that I have been testing negative for C Diff. However, unfortunately, I gained the 15 lb that I lost in no time :-). Now, I have to find a healthier way to lose it again