More questions

[junbug1029]

Hi, I read many of the topics discussed and have more questions.
1. Is fiber good or bad?
2. Is alcohol (red wine is my fav) bad?
3. I read mixed thoughts on probiotics and prebiotics. Do they help or are they a waste of time and money? The Infectious Disease specialist said to take them, but not what and how. I'm taking the gamut but am guessing at how much and when. Any suggestions?
4. Does bleach kill the spores?
I appreciate your help.

[Nancy1]

junbug,
You ask lots of good questions. Here are my thoughts:

1. Diet is very individual. What agrees with one person won't agree with another. I always liked fiber before getting cdiff, and ate a lot. During and after cdiff (for me it's now 2 years after), I have had a lot of trouble with fiber, so I don't eat much. And I miss it. However, some folks find that fiber helps them. See what works for you.
2. I was told no alcohol during cdiff. Especially with Flagyl, this is a bad combination. After cdiff I haven't drunk much, but I never used to drink much anyway. Again, see what works for you.
3. Probiotics help some folks and don't help others. I took acidophilus, Culturelle, Florastor, and Primadophilus reuteri. The only one I can say for sure helped me was reuteri, which gave me my appetite back. As far as dosages, I slowly ramped them up until I had problems, and then cut back to the previous level. It was all trial and error. I also ate yogurt with active cultures and drank kefir every day. I didn't try any prebiotics.
4. Bleach is supposed to kill spores.

Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

[diane]

I was told no alcohol .. I really don't drink and haven't in years because I had c diff for so long, i did drink a margarita tonight for the first time in years..

Fiber does not do well with me any more since c diff.. I did try while having c diff some benefiber hoping to make my stools more formed but nope. I tried everything , nothing worked for me.

I too took reutri with good luck. I only took one pill a day but it did the trick. I tried Culterelle and others but they just made things worse for me. It is all trial and error for each person. What works for one may not for others.


I have found C diff to not be a consistent thing for each individual.

Yes, I used bleach daily to clean my toilet.

Good luck and hope you rid yourself of c diff quickly!!!