Reviewer: Cdiff pro, 55-64 on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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I got Cdiff last May while in the hospital. Was given flagyl and liquid vancomycin. Cdiff again in July, more vancomycin. Cdiff again in September, more vancomycin. Cdiff again in October, dificid and clinical trial with fecal transplant pills. Was in hospital in January with bacterial lung infection, no choice but to take antibiotics. Cdiff (different strain) came in January, tried dificid. Cdiff ... Show Full Comment

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I got Cdiff last May while in the hospital. Was given flagyl and liquid vancomycin. Cdiff again in July, more vancomycin. Cdiff again in September, more vancomycin. Cdiff again in October, dificid and clinical trial with fecal transplant pills. Was in hospital in January with bacterial lung infection, no choice but to take antibiotics. Cdiff (different strain) came in January, tried dificid. Cdiff now back again in March. Back on vancomycin and then another fecal transplant in my future. Does this EVER go away ??
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Reviewer: deana, 65-74 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Like others on here have taken for months and the diahrrea has stopped,however still taking drug as prescribed,however my blood pressure has escalated. Having to take another bp med. Also frequent urination over 12-15 times a day.Is this a side effect. Dr says dont drink so much water. did a finger prick test,normal.

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Like others on here have taken for months and the diahrrea has stopped,however still taking drug as prescribed,however my blood pressure has escalated. Having to take another bp med. Also frequent urination over 12-15 times a day.Is this a side effect. Dr says dont drink so much water. did a finger prick test,normal.
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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: 45-54 Female (Patient)

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On Vanco for 3 months, continued to have UTI's, bladder pain, frequency which became worse getting off this drug. Could not get rid of CDIFF, ended up on Dificid for 3 months.

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On Vanco for 3 months, continued to have UTI's, bladder pain, frequency which became worse getting off this drug. Could not get rid of CDIFF, ended up on Dificid for 3 months.
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Reviewer: mhg123, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I had the severely toxic strain of C. diff (NAP1/027) for about 2 1/2 years (yea it got rough) starting when I was 14. I didn't get it from a hospital or antibiotic usage or as a nosocomial infection - just community acquired somehow. I was prescribed vancomycin as part of an aggressive treatment plan (I was a few weeks away from dying) but I had to take intensive probiotics for 1 week, then t ... Show Full Comment

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I had the severely toxic strain of C. diff (NAP1/027) for about 2 1/2 years (yea it got rough) starting when I was 14. I didn't get it from a hospital or antibiotic usage or as a nosocomial infection - just community acquired somehow. I was prescribed vancomycin as part of an aggressive treatment plan (I was a few weeks away from dying) but I had to take intensive probiotics for 1 week, then take probiotics while taking the vancomycin just to reduce the amount of C. diff in my system. The doctor (a holistic/homeopathic doctor) said that the vancomycin wouldn't work completely to treat the C. diff because the infection was too strong. The vancomycin was only used to weaken the infection, but it barely did that - the doctor was pretty upset by it. After the vancomycin treatment was done, I had to wait for 2 weeks before starting the second part of the treatment (an anti-parasitic drug called Alinia (nitazoxanide) (not FDA approved to treat C. diff) and in that 2 week timeframe, the C. diff came back even stronger and I had to be immediately hospitalized. The Alinia actually worked incredibly well (but made me pretty sick in the process), but I know most people wouldn't use it or be prescribed it because it's not actually FDA approved to treat the infection - but it does work! Just check out the research sometime. It saved my life, literally.
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