Yellow soft Stool 4 weeks post vanco and on cholestyramine
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Yellow soft Stool 4 weeks post vanco and on cholestyramine
I have yellow soft stool for 3 days now. I am a little over 4 weeks post vanco treatment and I'm on cholestyramine which has been controlling my PI-IBS symptoms well until now. Does it sound like I'm relapsing?
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Re: Yellow soft Stool 4 weeks post vanco and on cholestyramine
Hello luckcake and welcome to the site. Please read the first thread on rules for posting for new members.
Color alone is not an indication of relapse nor is soft stool. Is this a change from what you have been experiencing since you started on cholestyramine? Also, there are also many shades of yellow. C diff stool generally is a very bright yellow with a distinctive odor and again, and not everybody experiences this.
We generally get concerned about relapse using the three day rule as our “rule of thumb i.e. three or more episodes of watery stool for three days, unless your condition escalates quickly in which case we advise you contact your dr rather than waiting.
Good luck to you and hopefully this is not a relapse and is part of PI IBS.
Rita
Color alone is not an indication of relapse nor is soft stool. Is this a change from what you have been experiencing since you started on cholestyramine? Also, there are also many shades of yellow. C diff stool generally is a very bright yellow with a distinctive odor and again, and not everybody experiences this.
We generally get concerned about relapse using the three day rule as our “rule of thumb i.e. three or more episodes of watery stool for three days, unless your condition escalates quickly in which case we advise you contact your dr rather than waiting.
Good luck to you and hopefully this is not a relapse and is part of PI IBS.
Rita
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Re: Yellow soft Stool 4 weeks post vanco and on cholestyramine
Yeap , as Rita said , color , odor etc doesn't mean much . Frequency and consistency are indicators of a relapse . Try not to look into the toilet , just put the lid and flush!
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Re: Yellow soft Stool 4 weeks post vanco and on cholestyramine
Another vote for “flush and don’t worry.”
The cholestyramine you are on has a low cure rate but “cured” my younger son many years ago. Worth a shot now!!!
The cholestyramine you are on has a low cure rate but “cured” my younger son many years ago. Worth a shot now!!!
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