Topical antibiotic vs. nail removal

[Steffi]

Hi friends,

I am 10 months after my cdiff infection, I am still suffering a kind of IBS - not sure maybe mild to moderate IBS, but the reason for this post is to ask you for advice about treatment of fungal nail infection which I have since several months. The doctor prescribed topical antifungal product that is not a classical antibiotic, but the doctor mentioned that it contains antibiotic - it is topical, but I am not sure whether it is safe regarding cdiff. If I skip the topical antibiotic, there is a risk for the infection to require nail removal. So my question is: which is the bigger risk regarding cdiff: the topical antibiotic or the procedure of nail removal which requires local anesthesia ? (I already had this nail removed 10 years ago, now the fungal infection activated problems again so the nail removal will be needed for sure if I do not cure it with the topical antibiotic)

Thank you!

[beth22]

There are antifungals that have no antibiotics. My husband used one. You can ask your doctor if there is another one you can try. I have used a strong antibiotic ointment called Mupirocin (bactroban) and I had no problems, so I doubt that the medication would cause a problem, but check if one without any antibiotic is available to you.

[Steffi]

Thank you, Beth, I will check.