Back after a year?

[Mmp]

Last year had c diff july-sept. Was on flagyl and vanco then a vanco taper. This entire year I have been working on fixing my gut by taking probiotics and lots of kefir and saurkraut. I also eat a lot of tumeric, garlic and ginger. The past few days my rib cage has hurt like it's swollen. Then my stomach started cramping. Yesterday went 4 times and 1x was diarrhea. Then today went and 1 time was solid the others were diarrhea. Anyone have this come back with no antibiotic use? Sound like c diff or something else?

[NanciT]

A year is a long time, if symptoms continue call your GI. Honestly, I am amazed at what you are taking, I had to stick to very bland for a very long time.
Alot of things can upset the gut, go easy and check in with the GI if it continues

Feel better soon

NanciT

[Mmp]

I ended up having diarrhea again with that awful smell. I am going to get a stool sample to the docs. I am feeling much better though. Could I beat it on my own? I think I have read somewhere that people have just drank a bunch of kefir and let there immune system do it's thing.

[roy]

The amount of kefir, sauerkraut, probiotics and other " good stuff " your consuming could be the cause of your gut upset.
Drinking " A bunch of kefir" almost certainly would send you to the bathroom.
Only sick people need to go to a Dr, if your feeling better accept it and dont chance being given meds.

[Caligirl]

My body was able to beat the 2nd relapse on its own without meds. I took 1 florastor in the am and 1 in the pm, and stuck with foods that were easy on my gut. My dr wanted me to go on a 2 month Vanco taper, but I started feeling mostly better so I just trusted my body and gave it a chance, and it beat it. My 2nd relapse was very mild though, if it was severe I would have taken meds. I can’t give medical advice obviously, but it seems like you might just have a bug. I had diarrhea for a couple of days last week, but it wasn’t Cdiff, just some stomach bug.