Hi all. I'm a 47 year old female with an underlying autoimune disease. I struggled with a relapsing c-diff infection for over a year. The first episode of infection was healed with flagyl, but about two months later I was treated with IV antibiotics and relapsed. After that relapse, I was unable to go off antibiotics without relapsing (it took about two weeks to relapse and happened about five times over the course of ten months). I tried Vanco and Difficid. Both seemed to control infection (I would test negative and the worst of the symptoms abated but would return with positive toxin test after discontinuing antibiotic). It is worth noting that while on antibiotics, I still had frequent, watery bowl movements, possibly from the antibiotics themselves as opposed to actual c-diff; I'm not sure.
I had a FMT in mid-December and have been doing well since. I went from having up to 8 very loose bowl movements per day to about 2-3 mostly well formed bowl movements. I had the procedure done with donated stool from OpenBiome, arranged through my doctor. I am hopeful that I will continue to do well and am doing everything I can to avoid infection and stay off antibiotics.
Thanks to everyone here for sharing information and your experiences. It has helped me very much, and I appreciate it.
3 weeks post FMT and doing well
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Thanks for sharing your experience. It gives hope to others.
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I had my FMT through OpenBiome (Dr. Joseph in Port Charlotte, FL) in early November and have also been doing really well. So happy to hear that you are in recovery now, also! I was on Vanco for 7 months straight and my relapses became more severe and even while I was still on Vanco (tapering). Scary stuff. FMT saved my life, and I thank God every day for the procedure and the few doctors that do it!!
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Glad to hear you are doing well and maybe when you will feel like the time is right you will post in success stories.Wishing you continuous improvement!
Glad to hear you are doing well and maybe when you will feel like the time is right you will post in success stories.Wishing you continuous improvement!
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So glad you are doing well. Wishes for continued success!
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I am almost in tears reading this... My experience is the same antibiotics did not work for me tried them all.... I am going for an appointment for the FMT as soon as they receive my transcripts from my doctor. I received C Diff after a Gallbladder surgery had it for 8 months thnking the all my symptoms were from the surgery.... I am down to 100 lbs. from 122 lbs in April of 2015.. Thank you for posting your success with FMT. I can't wait to get things going I am also going to be going the oral route with OpenBiome... Thanks again you have brighten my day!!
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Check on the oral route, I don't think it's available.
Openbiome have stopped producing capsuals!
No reason given but there must have been a problem with them.
Also they were less effective than other FMT methods.
I think the cure rate dropped below 70%
Openbiome have stopped producing capsuals!
No reason given but there must have been a problem with them.
Also they were less effective than other FMT methods.
I think the cure rate dropped below 70%
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So happy you are doing well!! Wishing you continued recovery!
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