What are the odds of relapse at 1 year out?

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bimelime
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What are the odds of relapse at 1 year out?

Postby bimelime » Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:01 am

Hey everyone I'm 21 years old and I'm 1 year off of my last vanco pill. What are the odds of a relapse because I have been feeling absolutely awful yesterday and today. I am terrified that it is cdiff again because I have abdominal pain and lack of appetite but I've been dealing with PI IBS ever since. I want to believe it's just a really bad ibs flare but I dont know anymore I'm really scared and would love reassurance.

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Re: What are the odds of relapse at 1 year out?

Postby NS789 » Sun Jun 21, 2020 5:19 pm

Hi bimelime,

Unless you've taken antibiotics recently, a c diff infection is unlikely. Also, where you haven't had c diff in over a year, you wouldn't be relapsing at this point but instead experiencing a new infection.

Given that you have a history with IBS, I suspect you're having a flare up of that. Go easy on your system for a couple of days and see what happens.

Take care and I hope you feel better soon!
32 y/o female. Got C. diff in Feb. 2020. Prescribed Flagyl (10 days), then Flagyl again (4 days), then Vanco (10 days), then Dificid (10 days), then Dificid again (10 days), then a Vanco taper (5 wks), then a Dificid taper (2 mths) and finally recovered.

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Re: What are the odds of relapse at 1 year out?

Postby beth22 » Mon Jun 22, 2020 9:15 pm

It's possible, but not probable. I usually take Pepto Bismol when I have a flare of IBS, but you should check with your doctor before taking it.


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