1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

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Roxanne
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1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby Roxanne » Mon Apr 10, 2017 11:08 pm

5 weeks out and I"m positive. I really felt great afterwards, and still better than I was prior, but getting worse each day.

They are going to try to schedule me for next week. Things botched up the first time with rescheduling, so I wasn't on the Difficid for the two days prior.

I have a UTI, I normally take Flagal with antibiotics for UTI's and helps to a degree. My concern is how many days is normal/good to be off antibiotics for an infection before an FMT and has others used Flagal till 2 days prior? I can't take Vanco

Really thought I had it beat, couldn't believe how soon I felt fantastic.

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Re: 1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby amyc » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:29 am

You "normally" take flagyl and another antibiotic for UTIs? If you have frequent UTIs I recommend seeing an infectious diseases specialist or a urologist. You could have a urethral stricture or something else going on. Sorry you relapsed after FMT. I think they usually like doing the FMT 2 or 3 days after finishing C diff meds.

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Re: 1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby Roxanne » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:44 am

Woman are more prone to UTI's especially with C-Diff if you can't run fast enough to the restroom. The flagal has helped, but never cured the C-Diff, it just helped it from getting more severe.

I postponed treatment for the uti, since it was to close to the FMT and didn't want antibiotics for a month after, to long of a battle for me with the C-Diff

I know people take Vanco prior, wondering if anyone took Flagal till 2 days prior and had a successful FMT. Won't have time to do the Difficid switch prior to the FMT

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Re: 1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby Tsc1964 » Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:59 am

So sorry your going thro this. I would worry flagy isn't strong enough. Do you have time to get any difcid in?

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Re: 1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby Roxanne » Tue Apr 11, 2017 10:24 am

I was never placed on Difficid with antibiotics only flagal, this brain fog, arghh. Now that you mention it, I think Difficid is the way to go. I know we aren't supposed to give medical advice. The problem is Doctors don't know much and are learning from us.

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Re: 1st FMT failed Flagal before FMT?

Postby Tsc1964 » Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:25 am

Yea brain fog with this is horrible. If was me i would want to go into 2nd fmt with the more effective antibiotic to kill as much as possible. Your right there drs an community are all over the place with cdiff.


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