Is this normal after meds?

[HennyPenny68]

I finished a 2 week round of xifaxan about a week and a half ago. My stools have not been totally formed but are soft. About 3 days off the med I started having cramping and some "D". I thought oh no it's back. The next day the "D" was gone but stools are always soft. Then it hit me again yesterday with a little cramping and "D". However, I've been going mostly once a day. Is it normal to come and go like that or do I need to be retested for the c diff?

Amy

[puremess]

Since you have been off medication for more than one week, just to be on the safe side do a stol test.

[Bobbie]

HennyPenny,
I agree. This might be IBS --common in many of us who had C. diff. -- but best to be safe. See FAQ-Tests. Be sure & use sterile container -- 3 day test.

[HennyPenny68]

I think I'll see if my doctor will give me an order for a stool retest. I'll feel better if it comes back neg after being off the medicine. I don't know but it's weird. The stools are back to just soft again. It's like I have a flare up every 5 days or so and I noticed that when it happens that at night I have restless sleep and my body aches.

[Waldog]

HP,

If this is any help, that is exactly what happened to me about 14 days after I finshed round 1 of Flagyl. Not trying to worry you, but I would want re-tested as soon as reasonably possible.

If your symptoms get worse, I would call the doctor ASAP.

I can also say that on Flagly I never had any formed BMs, and now on Vanco, it has been quite the opposite of formed and I am not sure if this is normal. Meant to ask the doctor the other day, I mentioned it, but never asked outright. He did not seem concerned.

I thought I read on here somewhere that even people who are "cured" never return to normal.

I hope that is not the case, because I will never feel "cured" if that is true.

[Sheila1]

waldog,

It's not that people 'never' return to normal, but many (not all) are left with IBS. In some cases Post-Infectious IBS can develop after an intestinal infection, a little different than 'run of the mill' IBS but the good news PI-IBS usually resolves itself within 6 mos. to 24 mos. I was left with PI-IBS and am hoping I will be in the 'usual' category and it will eventually go away. My symptoms are currently not much different than with mild cdiff actually, except the pain isn't near as bad or constant and no d.

After tons of fretting while ill, once you begin truly getting better and pass the benchmark of 90-days with no illness, you will feel much better mentally and physically - even if things aren't exactly like they were before cdiff.