Possible cdiff? New here!
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Possible cdiff? New here!
Hi all i am new here but by no means new to gut issues. I have bren treating sibo for about 4 months now. During this time i have been on herbal antimicrobials, xifacan, xifaxan with neomycin, and most recently flagyl. With my current treatment of flagyl i was feeling amazing till about day 6 and everything flipped 180. I had gas belching, tightness in abdomen. I also noticed that since then my stools have been getting thinner and thinner. I was even constipated for 6 days near the end of treatment! The only thing is i have had similar sumptoms with my sibo, almost all of them. I took some mag citrate for two days and now i have been off any laxative for 3 days but am still having mis shapen thin stools. Diarrhea like at times or very partically and not formed or very thin strings. Does this waarant a cdiff test? Also how should i interact with my family members as i hear cdiff is contagious. I do not want my family members to get sick either!
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Re: Possible cdiff? New here!
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It does not sound like Cdiff but if you want to be sure you can test , at least for a peace of mind.However, it's good to take precautions , such as proper hand washing and bleach desinfecting especially if your family members are using the same bathroom.
It does not sound like Cdiff but if you want to be sure you can test , at least for a peace of mind.However, it's good to take precautions , such as proper hand washing and bleach desinfecting especially if your family members are using the same bathroom.
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Re: Possible cdiff? New here!
is there any partixular type of cdiff test i should ask my doctor to get?
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Re: Possible cdiff? New here!
Sudden and continuing change in stool shape is something that you should ask your doctor about, as sometimes (albeit rarely) it can be a sign of something serious.
If your illness was preceded by use of a medication, e.g., an antibiotic, please fill out an FDA Adverse Event Report at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/default.htm
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Re: Possible cdiff? New here!
It doesn't sound like c difficile to me either, but if you test, I would ask for a PCR test.
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Re: Possible cdiff? New here!
I had a similar experience while on flagyl and it wasn't c.diff, just GI upset which is a common side effect of the medication. I tried to eat bland food and a few days after finishing the medication, I started to return to more normal patterns.
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