Excellent article. As one who acquired C Diff after many antibiotics for a sepsis event, I can say that it often returned with a vengeance over a rather long time. I became good friends with Flagyl and its consequences. I can detect the odor of the toxins immediately, no culture required. Only bleach and alcohol along with soapy cloths are useful in eliminating spores, nasty creatures.
For a time I worried about needing those advanced antibiotics and discussed a fecal transplant from a healthy donor. Not easy to get a transplant approved partly because of the testing needed, many of us carry the spores held in check buy good bacteria. I did find Florastore helpful in getting my gut back.
I can say I've been fairly lucky in getting control back. There are some who do end up in very bad condition fighting C Diff. Not sure why some suffer much more than others. I suppose a healthy gut has a lot to do with it.
In addition, aren’t there additional risks when taking fluoroquinolones like ligament damage? What do you think?
Excellent article. As one who acquired C Diff after many antibiotics for a sepsis event, I can say that it often returned with a vengeance over a rather long time. I became good friends with Flagyl and its consequences. I can detect the odor of the toxins immediately, no culture required. Only bleach and alcohol along with soapy cloths are useful in eliminating spores, nasty creatures.
For a time I worried about needing those advanced antibiotics and discussed a fecal transplant from a healthy donor. Not easy to get a transplant approved partly because of the testing needed, many of us carry the spores held in check buy good bacteria. I did find Florastore helpful in getting my gut back.
I can say I've been fairly lucky in getting control back. There are some who do end up in very bad condition fighting C Diff. Not sure why some suffer much more than others. I suppose a healthy gut has a lot to do with it.
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