AM I RELAPSING?!!

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Terpa
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AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Terpa » Sat Feb 24, 2018 11:31 pm

So I am 8 weeks recovered from my first bout of you know what in December. This last week I started having, nausea, upset stomach feeling, burning in abdomen and chest, acid reflux, burping, some gurgling noises. So all the other symptoms have disappeared except for THE BURPING and burning. I AM SO SICK OF IT. The burping is SO EXCESSIVE and it is tearing my anxiety up. I can’t sleep right now and I almost don’t want to go to bed bc I’m scared I’ll wake up in writhing pain from the you know what coming back. I don’t even want to say the name of it. I start my period In 3 days and I’m almost sure it will come back then.
I’ve also had formed stools all week and 1 diarrhea episode with severe cramping. I’m just a nervous wreck that’ it’s coming back.

I also take 1 florastor, and 2 saccromyeces and boulardii a day. I also started drinking kefir yesterday. The lifeway kefir yogurt brand. I’ve had 1 cup a day of it for 2 days now.
My family is so sick of me obsessing about it but I just can’t help it. I really don’t want to go through this again. Also what’s the likeability that I’m a carrier of it since I’ve had it before? How long will I be a carrier? I’m scared I’ve infected myself.
YALL AM I RELAPSING?!!

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby beth22 » Sun Feb 25, 2018 2:17 am

Hello Terpa and welcome to the site. Please read the first forum for more information for new members.

Did the D start after you began kefir? Kefir does not agree with everyone and you should start it slowly. One cup is a lot. It did not agree with me when I first had c diff either. Florastor and saccromyces boulardii are the same thing unless the SB has something in addition. You might want to take a probiotic that has some bacterial strains in it in addition to the Florastor or SB.

Other posters have complained of having gastritis and acid reflux after c diff. It is not unusual. Other women say that they get symptoms of IBS around the time of their periods. See how you feel. You might also want to keep track of what you eat in case you notice foods that don't agree with you. Many don't tolerate dairy or much in the way of fruits and vegetables.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Terpa » Sun Feb 25, 2018 3:54 am

Yes, on day 2 I drank kefir that morning. And the bout of diarrhea happened at around 4 that afternoon. Up until then I was having solid bm’s and at work that morning I had cramping and had to rush to the bathroom. Again it was solid though. And I don’t have gastritis supposedly bc we tested my poop a couple of weeks ago for h pylori and it came back negative. So maybe I just have a sensitive colon right now is why I’m burning?

It does make me feel better that you say other struggle around their period and about the acid reflux. I just figured my period wouldn’t effect me until it actually came. So is the burping apart of the acid reflux?..and would culterelle be one that has bacterial strains in it?
So do you think I’m relapsing? I haven’t slept much tonight. And my abdomen feels like there’s something churning in there...I wish I had something for my anxiety.im so negative minded right now bc of these symptoms. I just keep thinking how am I gunna get through this again? And how could I be so stupid to relapse? Everything’s my fault.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Terpa » Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:47 am

I felt nauseous and sick to my stomach when I woke up this morning. I haven’t at breakfest yet. But when I simply drink water my abdomen goes to burning. I really don’t want to live at this point. I want out of this painful body.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby roy » Sun Feb 25, 2018 1:52 pm

C.diff lives in the colon and that's around 20 foot away from your stomach! Gas caused by having c.diff takes the short way out, not the 20 foot way out that comes out as a burp!
C.diff (active) dies in an oxygenated environment and your stomach has plenty of oxygen.
Almost certainly upper GI problems are not caused by c.diff.
Being H.pylori negative does not mean you don't have gastritis! There's LOADS of other things that can cause that.
Being colonised by c.diff is not a disease, it's often part of normal gut flora, many millions of people are colonise and even more are colonised with staph, strep, candida, e.coli and lots of other potentially nasty pathogens.
All of that is normal and none of them need treating because it's all normal.
Simple OTC meds like gasx might help as well as keeping food simple.
Returning to what you ate, drunk and took a couple of weeks ago before the burning started might resolve it in a few days.

DONT test to see if your colonised, an inexperienced Dr might want to treat just on the test result and that can cause it to become a disease again.
If you get copious watery D 3 times a day for 3 days in a row it's time to test.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Terpa » Sun Feb 25, 2018 4:22 pm

I know cdiff is in the colon. And ok we all carry some of the bacteria in our guts. All these symptoms are just scaring me though bc I’m feeling sick all in my gut today which is how I felt when I first got Cdiff. I’ve read online also that excessive burping can be caused by an underlying infection so that got my mind on cdiff again. Cdiff spores can live without oxygen though. I’m already seeing a gi specialist (he’s the one that diagnosed me with cdiff months back bc I couldn’t get in with my pcp). I will try and make an appt with him this week so he can tell me what the next step would be. I’m figuring he might want to run a light down. And he’s already told me he won’t test for cdiff again unless I’m having diarrhea. Which at the moment I’m not. I’ve experienced upper abdominal cramps and burning today. But it could be post infectious ibs. It’s so hard to decipher if these symptoms are ibs or cdiff again. And I’ve ate bland today. Pretty much no appetite at all today and I still feel cruddy.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Bobbie » Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:12 am

Terpa,
Pls follow Roy's advice. Also read the first forum on posting.

My son had c diff in 1979 - few - even docs - knew much about it. I had it twice in the early 90's - same situation. Talk about lonely and afraid,

Much more is known about c diff now but it still can be a difficult disease to treat. If anyone posts they are not scared to death, she/he is probably a liar.

You will eventually be OK. There will eventually be more treatments. In,the meantime, we will support you. Again,welcome to the site.

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Re: AM I RELAPSING?!!

Postby Terpa » Fri Mar 16, 2018 2:30 am

Yeah I could not imagine going thru having it in that time period. Yes one day I hope there are better treatments available. Since I last posted I did start to get better. I am seeing my PCP this Monday to get on anxiety and depression meds. But within this past week I’d say I’ve been going down hill again. I have not slept well going on 4 nights now which is driving me crazy. I miss sleeping, and around 10 last night I got severe cramps that lasted for around 2 hrs even after i used the restroom. So far I’ve slept one hr. I’ve never had problems sleeping like this before until I last was diagnosed with u know what. Is this bad of insomnia normal? Again what comes into my mind is am I reinfected?! Or possibly could it be a SIBO. I will be asking my dr that question also Monday.


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