Comments on: What is C Diff (C Difficile)? http://www.cdifficile.org Helping you understand c difficile Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alison http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 alison Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:23:27 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2760 I was an 3 types of antibiotics (so for about a month) amoxicillin, zpack, and amoxicillin with clavunate. I had loose stools while taking the amoxicillin with clavonate but only twice a day and they were dark in color. I had to restart the amoxicillin after some dental work and last night I got really gassy and today I am passing watery, mucous like stools. It has that wierd C-diff smell to it, too. The highest fever I had was 100.0. I am very weary of going on another antibiotic, do you think this might go away on its own? Thanks! I was an 3 types of antibiotics (so for about a month) amoxicillin, zpack, and amoxicillin with clavunate. I had loose stools while taking the amoxicillin with clavonate but only twice a day and they were dark in color. I had to restart the amoxicillin after some dental work and last night I got really gassy and today I am passing watery, mucous like stools. It has that wierd C-diff smell to it, too. The highest fever I had was 100.0. I am very weary of going on another antibiotic, do you think this might go away on its own? Thanks!

]]> By: Chris http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2755 Chris Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:33:23 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2755 Hi Shondell, My son had cdiff too when he was 1 after taking antibiotic for a week.... his doctor recommended a probiotic Florastor kids. You may also want to google Dr. George Russell of Mass General on his article of C diff. Good luck! Hi Shondell,

My son had cdiff too when he was 1 after taking antibiotic for a week…. his doctor recommended a probiotic Florastor kids. You may also want to google Dr. George Russell of Mass General on his article of C diff.

Good luck!

]]> By: Rex http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2723 Rex Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:45:32 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2723 Hi my wife has been sick for a while first went to dr for bronchial infection given antibiotics took two days worth and became very sick with diarrhea went back to dr was told it was the stomach flu and put on another round of antibiotic. Finished the 10 days worth thought she was getting better two days later we were back at the dr with stomach issues. Went to lab did stool sample because her white blood count was 22,000 tested positive for c-diff. Dr said as long as we kept fluids in her she could stay home and not go to hospital, we were not told how contagious it is should we be worried? Hi my wife has been sick for a while first went to dr for bronchial infection given antibiotics took two days worth and became very sick with diarrhea went back to dr was told it was the stomach flu and put on another round of antibiotic. Finished the 10 days worth thought she was getting better two days later we were back at the dr with stomach issues. Went to lab did stool sample because her white blood count was 22,000 tested positive for c-diff. Dr said as long as we kept fluids in her she could stay home and not go to hospital, we were not told how contagious it is should we be worried?

]]> By: Lisa Healy http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2717 Lisa Healy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:54:16 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2717 Hi, I have a question about licensing content from this site for an app I am working on. Please contact me at my email to discuss in detail. Thank you. Hi,

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]]> By: admin http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2585 admin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2585 Technically yes. Those on antibiotics are most prone to moving from being a carrier to being infected. Dave cdifficile.org Technically yes. Those on antibiotics are most prone to moving from being a carrier to being infected.

Dave
cdifficile.org

]]> By: admin http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2583 admin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2583 Unless you have a test to establish that you have had C Diff it is unlikely that he gave it to you. C Diff is contagious but this tends to happen during the stage when the patient has very bad diarrhea. He needs expert medical help for the c diff condition and like us all some general TLC for the recovery period. Dave cdifficile.org Unless you have a test to establish that you have had C Diff it is unlikely that he gave it to you. C Diff is contagious but this tends to happen during the stage when the patient has very bad diarrhea. He needs expert medical help for the c diff condition and like us all some general TLC for the recovery period.

Dave
cdifficile.org

]]> By: Lauren http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Lauren Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:12:10 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2519 I have a dear friend whom I truly care about and love, and all of a sudden, he was taken down w/ "a flue", of which, I too, had. But mine was fever, throat, ear infection, bronchitis, NOT GASTRO.....mine was treated w/triple antibiotic otic solution for ear (as 2ndhand smoke from working as FltAttdt has left me w/perforated eardrum)& I had allergies from 1st anitbiotic, which was 500 mg AMOX-CLAV taken down to 250mg AZITHROMYCIN 6PACK, point being I beat this "flue", but my friend just sent me an email stating he has been in hospital (after receiving 5 bags of IV solution for gastrointestinal "flue, on 12/07/11), and NOW tells me he almost lost his life and has been in hospital until 1/13/12 with C-Diff & is still not back @ work. His work involves travel (which he had just come back from), works in the "field" as Homicide Detective, teacher, etc. Question is this: I did get sick, but I am over it, he apparently gave me some sort of illness as I know airborne germs very well travel around airplanes, but I READ that only 2-5% of population get C-Diff.....IS IT CONTAGIOUS? HOW CAN I HELP HIM? I am a former RN, have worked in all types of medical environments, am now disabled and generally do not work out in field anymore due to spinal problems. I am not sick, so is this something HE got from air, work, bad luck??? And, he was working 24/7 on call for this type of work....he was very dehydrated and always tired. Seeing that I want to help him, want to make sure that what/if I do is correct, and also do not want to spread it or get it myself. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO HELP? IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? Thank you so very much for your time and interest. God bless you with only the good things that life has. :) I have a dear friend whom I truly care about and love, and all of a sudden, he was taken down w/ “a flue”, of which, I too, had. But mine was fever, throat, ear infection, bronchitis, NOT GASTRO…..mine was treated w/triple antibiotic otic solution for ear (as 2ndhand smoke from working as FltAttdt has left me w/perforated eardrum)& I had allergies from 1st anitbiotic, which was 500 mg AMOX-CLAV taken down to 250mg AZITHROMYCIN 6PACK, point being I beat this “flue”, but my friend just sent me an email stating he has been in hospital (after receiving 5 bags of IV solution for gastrointestinal “flue, on 12/07/11), and NOW tells me he almost lost his life and has been in hospital until 1/13/12 with C-Diff & is still not back @ work. His work involves travel (which he had just come back from), works in the “field” as Homicide Detective, teacher, etc. Question is this: I did get sick, but I am over it, he apparently gave me some sort of illness as I know airborne germs very well travel around airplanes, but I READ that only 2-5% of population get C-Diff…..IS IT CONTAGIOUS? HOW CAN I HELP HIM? I am a former RN, have worked in all types of medical environments, am now disabled and generally do not work out in field anymore due to spinal problems. I am not sick, so is this something HE got from air, work, bad luck??? And, he was working 24/7 on call for this type of work….he was very dehydrated and always tired. Seeing that I want to help him, want to make sure that what/if I do is correct, and also do not want to spread it or get it myself. WHAT SHOULD I DO TO HELP? IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO? Thank you so very much for your time and interest. God bless you with only the good things that life has. :)

]]> By: gbren214 http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 gbren214 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:29:51 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2439 I work at a hospital in environmental services. Last night I cleaned a c - diff room without proper signage and didn't wear my ppe or clean with the correct cleaner. I re did the room after I found out but I was already exposed. I am currently on ciproflaxin 500mg twice a day due to bronchitis. Am I at a greater risk? I work at a hospital in environmental services. Last night I cleaned a c – diff room without proper signage and didn’t wear my ppe or clean with the correct cleaner. I re did the room after I found out but I was already exposed. I am currently on ciproflaxin 500mg twice a day due to bronchitis. Am I at a greater risk?

]]> By: Dawn http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2420 Dawn Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:25:47 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2420 I have had diarrhea for a couple weeks now, but I was in the hospital and on very stron antibiotics. I have been taking acidophilus and just started taking an anti-diarrheal. I don't have any other symptoms, ie. fever cramps etc. Should I be concerned? I have had diarrhea for a couple weeks now, but I was in the hospital and on very stron antibiotics. I have been taking acidophilus and just started taking an anti-diarrheal. I don’t have any other symptoms, ie. fever cramps etc. Should I be concerned?

]]> By: admin http://www.cdifficile.org/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 admin Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:41:56 +0000 http://www.cdifficile.org/?page_id=383#comment-2340 You will need to get expert medical advice re repeat cultures. We are an information site about general C Diff issues Sorry we cannot be more helpful Dave cdifficile.org You will need to get expert medical advice re repeat cultures. We are an information site about general C Diff issues

Sorry we cannot be more helpful

Dave
cdifficile.org

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