advised not to take probiotics?

[Sue]

For those of you who have been around for a while - I'm back. I have had c-diff 3 times in the past 8 years. I've checked in every now and then over the last 3 years since I last stopped taking vanco. Now I'm pregnant again & facing another c-section (the cause of 2 of my battles with c-diff). I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll aviod an infection & antibiotics all together - but I'm preparing just in case.

My question is - have any of you been advised not to take probiotics while battling c-diff? I had always been advised to use probiotics in the past, but my new ID doc has found some recent literature to suggest that probiotcs can actually aggravate c-diff symptoms. I understand that on the surface, this doesn't make sense - but I'm wondering if others have heard the same advice.
Thanks!

[diane]

When I went to the gastro doc he wans't to keen on them.. but no reason, he also told me to stay off the internet..lol..

My infectious d doctor said to eat lots of yogurt and to take lactobacillus(sp)? .. so I guess its up to what the doctor knows or personal choice....

I hope you can avoid getting it again!! Good luck

[cindym]

My doctors have said that it is best to take only ONE strain at a time due to the fact the strains fight against each other. Makes sense if you think about it. No one really knows because if they did we all would be well and this would all be a horrible memory.

[KatKat]

I asked my gastrointestinal doctor when I left the hospital about taking probiotics and he said "I personally don't think they help, but my wife makes my whole family take Florastor". So I bought that and took them while I was taking the vancomyacin for 2 weeks. After I finished the anitbiotic, I still felt lousy, so I went to a well known local health market, and their specialist recommended Bio-K. It is a liquid in a bottle which is kept in the refrigerator at the store and at home, and has 160 billion acidophyllus and 2 other probiotics in it. I drank one a day which is what she recommended and after about 3 days I felt great!! It has now been a little over a month since I've been out of the hospital, and I drink one about every other day. Each bottle is one serving and each bottle costs about $ 4.50 each, but it is well worth it.