Relapse without antibiotics?

[sevla]

Hi all,
I had not been on the site for a while. The post cdiff Ptsd is still very real. I got cdiff in 2015 after being in the hospital for 3 days to treat a staph infection. It took 4 months, several rounds of antibiotics and finally and FMT to get rid of it.

Things have never been the same since. I got long lasting "side effects" such as a mast cell disorder which resulted in many new allergies and constant inflammation in the body.

Fast-forward 4 years later, I had my gallbladder removed last Wednesday. I stayed 3 days in the hospital, released on Friday. No antibiotics were given, not during the surgery nor prior nor after.

Today I am having tummy issues. I had green/yellow stools with the very same smell, look and feel from my cdiff time. I am trying not to panic..and am at a loss as I didn't take any antibiotics in the past 4 years.. But is it possible to have a relapse without taking any antibiotics? Would a stay in a hospital + weakened immune system due to surgery be enough to have a new infection or relapse?

[Bobbie]

Sevia,
It is possible but not likely. If u continue to have problems, contact your doc.

We understand how
panicky you feel. I, too, had PTSD during bouts of c diff. I remember you.

Hooefully, u are just having an off day. Fingers crossed.

Keep us posted.

[georgina]

Hi Sevla
Good to hear from you , although sorry you are having issues :(.
The D after removal of gallbladder unfortunately is to be expected (1 in 3 patients develop D) , it results from an increase in bile, especially bile acids, entering directly in the large intestine witch acts like a laxative.Doctors here advise patients to take a resin (binder) like Questran to help with the absorption of bile acids .Diet is also needed , if your diet is greasy, sugary etc it will create more looser stools.

[sevla]

Thank you, Bobbie and Georgina. It is crazy how this bacteria hunts you down for the rest of your life.

I have not taken any antibiotics, nor steroids nor acid reflux meds in 4 years. So I truly hope it is gallbladder related and that I am not part of another freak case of cdiff infection without taking any of the above and after an FMT back in the day.

I will watch my diet and look into the equivalent of questran here in Germany (where I now live).