Amoxicillin aka Augmentin ever stir up c diff
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:24 pm
I have had c diff 3 times all after clindamycin topical and oral. I’m going through my 4th cancer diagnosis treatment and I was so happy after a major surgery (total laryngectomy) I didn’t get c diff this time. I told the doc NEVER give my clindamycin, so he used an antibiotic in the penicillin family. I had no issues.
Now I’m getting chemo and radiation and my white blood counts are too low and ended up with an infection around my g tube and my doc prescriped me amoxicillin with clavalan generic for Augmentin. I read a main side effect is diarrhea but normal diarrhea not c diff from the reviews. I’m definitely having issues. I lose my sense of smell from my surgery so I can look for that lovely c diff smell. I’m just curious if others who have had reoccurring c diff if they did ok using amoxicillin or penicillin type drugs?
I had my referral in for a GI specialist to talk about fecal transplant but then I had the cancer relapse but once I’m healed I plan to have that done
Now I’m getting chemo and radiation and my white blood counts are too low and ended up with an infection around my g tube and my doc prescriped me amoxicillin with clavalan generic for Augmentin. I read a main side effect is diarrhea but normal diarrhea not c diff from the reviews. I’m definitely having issues. I lose my sense of smell from my surgery so I can look for that lovely c diff smell. I’m just curious if others who have had reoccurring c diff if they did ok using amoxicillin or penicillin type drugs?
I had my referral in for a GI specialist to talk about fecal transplant but then I had the cancer relapse but once I’m healed I plan to have that done