Hello everyone,
It's been a long time since I posted on here (thankfully!)--just to recap, I contracted c. diff in Oct 16 during an unhygienic hospital stay. Went through Flagyl and 2 doses of Vanco before a round of Dificid worked. I have been infection-free and steadily more and more gut-stable since Jan 17.
My mom is having a tough time with diverticulitis right now--she is currently on her second round of Cipro in 2 months. I lived with her the whole time I was actively infected. As of today, she is exhibiting frequent WD.
I recognize that this could easily be a non-c. diff side effect of Cipro, or a symptom of the diverticulitis itself. I still worry that it *could* be c. diff.
I will be caring for her as she recovers--fixing her meals, staying at her house in case she needs help, getting meds, etc. I'm looking for some help to make sure I stay c. diff-free even if she is currently infected.
30-second hand-washing with vigorous scrubbing I've got; also paper towels instead of hand towels, spraying down the toilet with Clorox before I use them and flushing ahead with the lid closed; and I will work so, so hard to keep my hands out of my mouth.
What else can I do? Recovery has been hard-won, and I cannot go back to where I was--but my mom is still my mom, and I need to take care of her and make sure she doesn't feel like a pariah.
Suggestions are much appreciated! Thank you.
loved one is sick--protecting myself from relapse?
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Re: loved one is sick--protecting myself from relapse?
If your mom is having watery D and is on a second course of Cipro I would suggest that she/you should inform her doctors and request that she be tested for C. diff
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Re: loved one is sick--protecting myself from relapse?
If your Mom's D continues, have her tested. With your history of CDIFF and her recent CIPRO it is what I would do. Hand washing is number one with medical asepsis by far the most important thing we do so keep that up and continue with what you are doing.
I would also consider having her start a probiotic, eat yogurt etc. Check with her physician but many physicians are now putting patients on Probiotics while in the hospital and on antibiotics. I have seen this a great deal recently at several hospitals
Hope she is better soon!
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I would also consider having her start a probiotic, eat yogurt etc. Check with her physician but many physicians are now putting patients on Probiotics while in the hospital and on antibiotics. I have seen this a great deal recently at several hospitals
Hope she is better soon!
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Re: loved one is sick--protecting myself from relapse?
Definitely have her tested for Cdiff , Cipro is one of the high offenders , she could have developed the disease. Don't waste precious time because it can be dangerous , untreated Cdiff can be life threatening.
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Re: loved one is sick--protecting myself from relapse?
Definitely have her tested and call her doctor tomorrow and ask about taking a probiotic. My mother had antibiotics after her bouts with c difficile and she took probiotics the whole time. She got WD, but it was not c difficile. Once she was off the antibiotics, the D stopped. The probiotics also helped. She had taken them regularly and then in the hospital they gave her a different one that did not agree, but when she got back on the one she was used to, the D got better.
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