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C.Diff Remedies

Updated: 10/14/2009

'"Clostridium difficile (pronounced also known as CDF/cdf', or 'C. diff') is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming rods (bacillus).[1] C. difficile is the most significant cause of pseudomembranous colitis,[2] a severe infection of the colon, often after normal gut flora is eradicated by the use of antibiotics. Treatment is by stopping any antibiotics and commencing specific anticlostridial antibiotics, e.g. metronidazole."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile

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BE CAREFUL WITH ANTIBIOTICS

1 SIDE EFFECT

[SIDE EFFECTS]  07/31/2008: ANNA from STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK writes: "I WAS STRUCK BY C.DIFFICILE WHILE TAKING CLINDAMYSIN. I ONLY TOOK 3 DOSAGES AND WENT THROUGH GREAT PAIN AND FEVER,COLITIS. AFTER A 10 DAY TREATMENT OF FLAGEL, C.DIFFICILE RETURNED., MY GASTROENTEROLIGEST THEN GAVE A HEAVIER TREATMENT OF FLAGEL FOR 10 DAYS. THIS TIME IT HELPED ,IT WAS UNDER CONTROL.MY DOCTOR EXPLAINED IT THIS WAY.,'IT WAS A NUCLEAR BOMB GOING OFF IN MY COLON AND INTESTINES AND THE CLINDAMYSIN KILLED OFF ALL THE BACTERIA'.

I WAS WARNED STRONGLY NOT TO EAT DAIRY. I WAS WEAK AND BUILT MY STRENGTH BACK UP. I CANNOT HAVE YOGURT. I ORDER A PROBIOTIC TO KEEP THE FLORA BUILT UP IN THE COLON. I FIND BANANA'S AND WHITE RICE HELPS, KEEP A BALANCE ON FIBER, BE CAREFUL WITH ANTI-BIOTICS WHEN YOUR PRESCIBED FOR AN ILLNESS. HAVE YOUR GASTROENTEROLOGIST PHONE# HANDY JUST IN CASE OF A RELAPSE WITH C.DIFFICE. I HAVE A GREAT GASTROENTEROLIGIST WHO IS THERE FOR ME A.M. OR P.M. WITH GREAT UNDERSTANDING."

BENTONITE CLAY

05/23/2009: Jacqui from Scottsville, Kentucky USA writes: "Hi, Two weeks ago I was given antibiotics for complications of the flu bug, they call the Antibiotic the Zpack, a 5day course, I also had an Antibiotic shot.

The day after starting the pack I felt really well, but as the days went on, my throat felt not quite right, and the day of taking my last antibiotic pill,as the day progressed I could feel the original symptoms start back, hence early hours I awoke with terrible lower back pain, which ended up with me being admitted to Hospital, after tetss done etc a day later I was diagnosed with C.diff. I am now on 1500MG of Flagyl antibiotic which is not nice to take, I feel very lethargic, weepy, in other words just extremely miserably ill.

I read on this site of other people having had this awful C.diff and using the Bentonite Clay,where would I purchase this from please, I know one can purchase this clay at Farm Shops, but would be afraid to use that incase it has other additives??

As well as the 1500mg Flagyl daily, I am taking Aloe Vera Gel,and Acidophilus tablets trying to get my Colon flora back to normal. I would take the Bentonite Clay if I knew where to get it and maybe anyone who knew could email me. I would be very grateful for any advise.

What I want to know is...WHY do Drs give Antibiotics to patients knowing there is a chance they will strip the patients' good flora from their Colon and end up like myself with C.diff, it is appalling,and reading through there are many people around in the same situation as myself, these Flagyl are causing heartburn, fuzzy head, sickly feeling, is probably the liver trying to deal with it all.

I hope someone can help me please as to what I can do, and to advise me where I can get Bentonite Clay from.

Thank you. Regards Jacqui"

05/23/2009: Sandra from Portland, OR replies: "Hello there. Thanks to all who make this wonderful resource available to us! I usually buy bentonite clay online from Mountain Rose Herbs but I have also found it in bulk at Whole Foods around the vitamins section. I hope this helps."

05/24/2009: Silvia from Princeton, NJ replies: "i bought it from earth's living clay. Carol who runs the business responds to questions if you have any about the use, so it's better than a random chain that carries it. I am taking it to prevent and control c.diff. relapse (i've had it for the past 3 months) one 2 oz mixture in the morning before you've eaten and one in the evening - at least an hour after you've eaten. you mix 1/4 cup of the clay with 2 cups of water and shake the mixture before you pour the doze. Also, make sure you use all plastic or glass materials for the spoon and bottle and cup from which you drink, since metal will interact with the clay and strip it of its positive function. keep us updated on how you beat this horrible disease!"

C-DIFF ARTICLES

09/17/2008: Earth Clinic writes: "We recommend the interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal called: Rising Foe Defies Hospitals' War on 'Superbugs'

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122160848756745487.html"

C-DIFF WARNINGS

1 WARNING!

[WARNING!]  09/18/2009: Dkh from High Point, Nc writes: "Please warn your readers that C-diff is now more dangerous then it used to be. My Dr. one time laughingly told me that he knew he had caused a couple of his patients to get C-diff. Just because of course he had prescribed a anti-bioitc that his patients needed to recover from something else. C-diff was a common or fairly common after effect for some folks after anti-biotic treatment, as the anti-biotic causes diahrea which disturbs the bodies natural flora or bacteria in the intestinal tract.

However, about ten years ago or around that time, the bacteria became more resistant to being cured by flaygl or vankomycin. My mother got this disease and it was not from anti-biotics another thing to note, she got it from a colonoscopic exam.

After weeks of treatment with vankomycin, flaygl, dehydration, not being able to eat and yet gaining forty pounds of fluid she died.

This was unique at the time, but not as much any longer. One of the main reasons for her death, which is why I write at this time of year, is that she caught this illness at the typical cold and flu season, in the height of it. This year we are experiencing a pandemic flu that is predicted to overwhelm our health care system. Therefore what happened to my mother may happen again, Dr.s offices telling patients with c-diff it is just flu and to use a otc product to stop the diahrea, which is the worst possible thing to do.

This bacterium is like a cork screw it literally eats into your colon, with the many feet of colon we have, it is easy for the bacteria to be in a fold and after treatment is stopped it crops up again in a couple weeks. You are not healed of this until you have at least 3 negative tests, two weeks apart. Then anytime you get a return of symptoms it may have come back and you need to get into the Dr. asap.

People can become dehydrated and their entire system weakened especially if it gets to the point where they can no longer eat anything by mouth.

If her life saves one, then God has used it for a purpose, because friends this is a stupid way to die. It should not happen. In order for it to not happen it has to be taken as serious as it can be, not that it will be, but if you do not know, err on the side of safety and do not, let anyone tell you it is just the flu, or it is a easy thing to get over."

COLLOIDAL SILVER

10/14/2009: Joanie from Seattle, Wa writes: "I take colloidal silver when c-diff symptoms return and it works very well. I get the silver from ___ and an 8 ounce bottle lasts for 6 months or more. It's good for killing over 1,000 types of bacteria and it can be used in place of antibiotics which will prevent one from getting c-diff in the first place."

PLAIN FOOD, AMINO ACIDS, PROBIOTICS

1 YEA

[YEA]  05/09/2009: Silvia from Princeton, NJ writes: "I was diagnosed with c.diff. in March after having taken antibiotics and had bloody diarreah for several days. The flagyl was working while I was taking it but a week after the 10 day therapy the symptoms were back. I went to the emergency room to avoid waiting for an appointment, but the doctors gave me levaquin, which is an antibiotic that makes the condition worse. Somehow it made it somewhat better, but when I went to see my primary doctor 5 days later he put me back on the flagyl, which didn't make much of a difference any more. I was then given vancocin, but decided to take 3 days off all medicines since I was going to see a specialist then. I had diarreah about 5 times a day. I started taking probiotics and 4 days later my symptoms were significantly reduced. I tried the vancocin once but was allergic to it -- it is a very strong antibiotic and actually its side effect -- just like the flagyl -- is mild diarreah, which is what I already had. I started taking cholestyramine, which binds the c.diff. toxin and causes constipation; also I started eating only white rice and white bread and some baked potatoes - very plain food, with aminoacid supplements (rice powder) and vitamins, esp. vitamin C. Also, I got about 5 different probiotic brands with several strains - you want those that give you billions of cultures - like 50 or 100 per serving. I have been free of symptoms for almost two weeks now and my last test was negative, although tests are not 100% reliable. You have to keep checking it every couple of weeks. All in all my advice is to stay off the antibiotics as much as possible and take lots of probiotics and keep a starchy simple diet. Certain herbal teas have also helped me -- calendula (or marigold) and plantago lanceolitis - 1 tablespoon per 400ml of boiling water is left for about 30 min. Strain and drink before eating 3 times a day."

REMEDIES NEEDED

2 QUESTIONS

09/26/2009: Keith from Simsbury, Ct writes: "I'm 48 and came down with a C.Diff infection after surgery to repair my ulnar nerve. The site became infected and I was given Keflex. 3 days after my last dose I became very ill, but I've had IBS and GERD most of my life so I ignored it. That is until the pain got so bad that I couldn't move. I finally had enough and had my wife drive me to the emergancy room. They placed me on Moraphind(SP) and Vanco and by about a week later I was doing pretty good. Then the Vanco ran out and I ended up back in the emergancy room. I'm a weight lifter, by hobby, and was at 230 pounds. Now 4 months later I'm at 185 and still can't eat much of anything. Nor can I lift anymore. And once again the Vanco course has ended and now 3 days later I'm starting to get the symptoms back. I can't go through this again, I almost lost my wife and my job because I couldn't stay awake. I have always been athletic but now I'm lucky if I can get through the day without falling asleep. The Dr even put me on Amphetamines (sp) to help me get through the day. Anyway, now I just sound like I'm feeling sorry for myself but I'm at a point where I don't know what to do. I really hate sounding like a whinny little baby but the pain is so bad that the thought of eating makes me naushous(sp) And the constant trips to the bathroom is getting old. On a good note, I've caught up on a lot of my reading while in there. KDK"

10/12/2009: Deeree from Southeast Massachusetts replies: "To Keith from CT: I am 52, and had relapsing C-Diff last year from Thanksgiving til April 2009. It started with a respiratory infection, followed by antibiotics, and a trip to the emergency room, where I picked up the nasty bug. I was in the hospital three times for relapses. The final time, I was put on a pulse dose of Vancomycin for 6 weeks. But I also took matters into my own hands. I purchased Probiotics on-line. I read as much as I could about how it travels and incubates, and I started disinfecting my home. The only thing that kills this bacteria is BLEACH!! The dilution rate used is 10 parts water to 1 part bleach. I wiped down every surface in my house, especially door handles, knobs, toilet and toilet handles, phones, computer and mouse, and more. I read the spores can live up to 6 months to 2 years. Don't know which is true, but even the lower 6 months is long time. I also carried a small spray bottle of the diluted bleach solution when I had to go back to the hospital. If I could pick it up in the ER, I wasn't taking any chances. If you do purchase probiotics, make sure they are stable. I paid $40.00 a bottle, but the good ones all run that much. Some, like LGG can run up to 200.00 for a month supply. But they DO WORK. I try to take 1 a day now. Good Luck, I hope you get better."

07/09/2009: HollyI from Marine City, Michigan writes: "I am 27 years old and as a result of taking care of my grandfather, I got MRSA. I didn't know it until it formed a lump in my breast. When the cyst was removed, my doctor noticed it had been infected and that's how I learned I had MRSA. Instead of going through another surgery to have a drain put in(my breast kept refilling with infection) my doctor put me on Clindamyosin. After finishing the medication, I felt good and the infection had cleared up, but a few days later I had major stomach problems. I always have a sensitive stomach and GERD so to me this was normal. It lasted ten days before I went to the ER. Which was last night. The pain was like nothing I have ever felt in my life. I just wanted to die. The ER doctor took a stool sample and told me to go home. No pain medication or anything. Today the lab called me and told me I have C Diff. now i am taking flagyl and sucking on pretzels. I can not eat and once I get into a position, I don't want to move because I will feel the pain again. I CAN'T believe I cried like a baby and I just want to lay in the fetal position. This is the worst thing to have and I would not wish this on anyone. I lost 4 pounds already. Anyone else feel like this????"

[QUESTION]  05/17/2009: Hurtinginny from Putnam, NY writes: "I have only had cdiff for about 1 month and have not enjoyed it at all. I have diverticulitis and issues from a parasitic condition from 1992 and this has certainly complicated my life. I am on Flagyl and over 500 million of probiotic per day. The diarrhea has stopped and the pain is still there most of the time. I have lost 22 lbs and all this happened from antibiotics and a colonoscopy as I had no c diff in my stool just prior to the scope. CAN I SUE THE HOSPITAL as this is really bad?"

05/17/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello hurting ginny with the C diff,

Having recently been in the position of pooping & peeing down both legs getting to the bathroom, I feel for you. Two things I recommend that you do quickly is get some active Yogurt, drink buttermilk to replace the good guys while making what is supposed to be the granddaddy of all in replacing the good guys in your gut. The recipe for cultured cabbage can be pulled from the internet but it takes 3 days to fix your first batch. Making it yourself is much cheaper than buying probiotics. Succeeding cultured cabbage is hastened and only takes 2 days by using some of the first cultured cabbage as a starter. Keep taking this until your problem is ended and your poop floats. The other thing to start immediately is find you a compounding pharmacy and call to ask if they can prepare an 8 ounce supply of SSKI for you. Start taking 6 drops per day in unchlorinanted water (distilled is fine). Put potassium iodide in your search window and go: when given references look for the Tahoma Clinic one, pull it up and print it out on what it does for you, a wonderful solution that does many things, kills off many pathogens, parasites, molds, liquefies secretions in the body so they can be ejected in one way or another. When you feel that your C diff is under control, reduce your SSKI to 2 drops per day in unchlorinated water.

Lots of luck, Ginny and keep us posted on how you are doing, we care. If need be, we'll put our heads together and see what else we can come up with.

PS: In the future, if you are having symptoms indicating the need for a colonoscopy or other invasive procedure, have it but don't let anyone do an invasive procedure because of your age alone. My philosophy is that if it works, don't let anyone fix it, cut on it or cut it out, because you are likely to get worse problems than you already have. My next younger brother headed for emergency surgery when they perforated his colon during a colonoscopy."

[QUESTION]  03/06/2009: RAY from SAGINAW, MI writes: "MY WIFE HAS HAD C/DIFF FOR 5 YEARS, HOSPITALIZED 10 TIMES LAST YEAR. FLAGYL DIDNT HELP. HAS BEEN ON VANCOCIN FOR OVER A YEAR. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE LOSING HER SOON AS HER IMMUNE SYSTEM IS SHOT. AND DESPITE BLUE CROSS PAYING ALL THESE USELESS DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS OVER $250,000.00 LAST YEAR. SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE DIARHEEA. HAS ANYONE BEAT THIS DISEASE?"

03/07/2009: C.S.M from Vero, FL replies: "Have you heard about probiotic therapy and fecal transfusion? Here is a thread with some good links.

http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/messages/37490.html

Best Wishes to you and your wife. Hope she recovers quickly!"

03/07/2009: C.S.M from Vero Beach, FL replies: "Coincidentally, just tonight I listened to an online talk from this MD (see his bio below) who specializes in treatment of recurrent C diff. Maybe he can be of some help. As you are acutely aware, Cdiff is a complicated diagnosis. I have done an online search and have not been able to find any other alternative therapy. Is your wife actually having active diarrhea? The spores do stay in the colon and if not causing diarrhea should not be actively treated. Again, best wishes to you.

Stuart Johnson, MD, DTM&H, is Associate Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Chair of the Infection Control Committee at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ilinois, and a Staff Physician at the Hines VA Hospital. He is a council member of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas and the current President of the Chicago Area Infectious Diseases Society. His main research interest and focus has involved the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Clostridium difficile infections. He is actively studying variant strains of this enteric pathogen that do not produce one of the two large clostridial toxins. In addition, he is studying the role of these toxins in the pathogenesis of C. difficile disease. He has also been involved in clinical research on the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which is responsible for most cases of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. He is the author of more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, and book chapters.

P.S. By the way, I am not associated with this doctor or facility at all. I only took his name from the medical conference that I watched on line at Medscape. CSM"

03/07/2009: Gean from Salina, KS replies: "Please read Meryl's story at http://www.lactobacillusgg.com. Click on "testimonials", then on "Meryl's story" at the bottom of the page. It's about a lady with C. Diff who was healed with Culturelle probiotic, which in their words did in four days what four months of antibiotics could not do. It surely can not hurt. Culturelle can be purchased at Walmart for under $20."

03/08/2009: C.S.M from Vero Beach, FL replies: "Another thing--

C diff colonizes in the bowel and should not be treated unless she is having symptoms (abdominal symptoms, fever or diarrhea).

C. diff is a bacteria--it couldn't hurt to use turmeric per the advice here on Earth Clinic.

According to The Peoples Pharmacy --
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/archives/herb_home_remedy_qa/coconut_saves_patients_life.php

"Shredded Coconut and coconut macaroons can be lifesaving for relief of diarrhea from several conditions. The response can be immediate or can take several weeks"

From the same source--consider adding pineapple for inflammatory properties.

In my experience, C diff can cause lactose intolerance at least for a while after the infection. Try a lactose free diet.

Earth Clinic-- Would you please add my response to any diarrhea treatment forums you have? C diff should be suspected in any case of diarrhea now (because of the use of antibiotics in man and animals) and, according to MSNBC, a superstrain of C diff may be in 40% of grocery store meats.

Thank you. And thanks for offering this wonderful resource for people! CSM"

EC: Yes, will cross-post to the diarrhea page. Thanks for your research, C.S.M.!

03/09/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Hello Ray, Sorry your wife has been ill for so long with C diff. Since C diff usually follows use of antibiotics, it would seem logical that it occurs because the antibiotics killed off the good guys in the intestines. It also seems logical to think that those bad guys called candida albicans have taken over and are causing the trouble.

If I were you, I would look up Ted's remedies on other things, and would probably begin with his methylene blue drops to kill off the candida, also taking probiotics to replace the good guys to keep the candida in check. You can also research other sites regarding
systemic candida infections and natural cures for it."

03/09/2009: Anonymous replies: "Would colostrum help? Wishing your wife well!

Just google colostrum for c-dif and you should find helpful info!"

03/10/2009: Anita from Georgetown, IL replies: "My husband had c-diff for several weeks and we beat it with Bentonite Clay. One tablespoon each day cleared up his diarrhea within about 3 - 4 days time. The bad bacteria in the gut is attracted to the clay and absorbed by it. Works wonderfully!"

03/12/2009: C.S.M from VERO BEACH, FL replies: "Could you please describe how you take the bentonite clay? Do you mix it in something? Did you take the whole tablespoon all at once or split throughout the day?

Thank you.
CSM"

04/09/2009: MMAK from Vero Beach, FL replies: "To CSM in Vero Beach...I live in Vero Beach and contracted C-Diff after abdominal surgery. The pharmacist told me he fills 20 prescriptions per week for Vincocin.. the antibiotic used to treat it. I have been on meds since February and it has not gone away. I will try some of these suggestions. Just wondering what your experiences are and if there is something to be said that we are in the same town....and perhaps got it at the same place.

Also, not sure what docs you use.
Thanks."

YOGURT

1 QUESTION

[QUESTION]  09/18/2009: Patti1089 from Mountain View, Nj writes: "I wonder if Ted could weigh in on this. People are saying that yogurt is a good way to go when I've heard from nutritionists that yogurt is usually loaded with sugar which is never good, it is a milk product and for C Dif you are always advised NOT to use any dairy products for a while. Also I doubt that yogurt has the levels or variety of pro-biotics needed to actually help with C Dif. Also, I notice that just today someone wrote a frightening warning about C-Dif here with NO suggestions on how to help. Personally, I'm not happy that I just left my mothers hospital room who is frightenly ill with C-Dif, I come to this site for answers and I get more fear. I will contact a nutritionist on Monday about this and if he enlightens me anymore, I will add some HELPful tips about C Dif according to what he has to say. On my own I have read about Colustrum supplements, and (believe it or not) Fecal transplants. I am sure each case is different so I'll mention that my mother was on anti biotics for a urinary tract infection she got a week after having a hystorectomy. I will add more information on Monday night if our nutritionist can enlighten me."

09/19/2009: Tricia from Ireland replies: "Nutrition is such a complex subject. I too am confused adout the sugar content in a lot of supposedly "healthy foodstuff". My daughter, now 4, was diagnosed with a small rectum and lazy bowel within 8 weeks of birth. We were told that the only way forward for her was an operation and meantime laxatives. After consultations with nutritionists and other medical reps we chose to give her a prune juice and water mix instead of an unnatural laxative knowing that this could affect her front baby teeth. When introducing solids we were also very careful not to give her anything that could constipate her. This included plenty of fruit and natural plain yoghurt products which for flavour I added the fruit. She has had so little in the form of shop bought sweets that she thinks wet raw carrot and turnips are desserts. And the good part is......so far no operation needed.

When I brought her to the dentist recently he told me that she needs 4 filling on each of her back teeth so I explained about the prune juice. He told me that this would only affect her front teeth not the back ones and that she was getting too many sweets. When I explained that there was no way that this could be the problem and told him about her treats of yoghurt, carrots and fruits. He told me that these are all high sugar even though it is natural sugar and it is these healthy treats that are probobly causing her the problem. I am in a bit too much of a temper at the moment to fully research this but from what little I have gathered most of our foods turn to sugars apart from meats and she is a bit young for an atkins diet.

Conflicting advice is coming at us from all sides. My husband has been diagnosed with a hereditary heart defect and the specialist gave him a special diet. When we rang the nutritionist at the hospital about another issue I mentioned this diet and she said no way would it be beneficial and gave us totally conflicting advice.

I do my own research on the subject whenever I can but there is such a large amount of information on the web that there are too many sites to trawl through.

O.k. now I'll get off the proverbial pedastal.........."

09/19/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "For Patti from NJ:

Hi Patti,

Since we know that C dif often starts after antibiotics, it would seem to be a result of the good guys getting killed off in the intestines,letting the bad guys take over and create havoc. If this is truly the cause then the cure should be in killing off the bad guys and replenishing the good guys.

Please read recent posting in EC on maple syrup/baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) cure for cancer (can also click on link to article in IMVA (International Medical Veritas Assn. by Dr. Sircus) where this information came from in which he states that he preferred black strap molasses instead of maple syrup because you don't have to boil it). The explanation of how it cures cancer is to saturate the sugar that the mold thrives on with the baking soda which kills it, so the unsuspecting mold (probable candida) gobbles up the sugar, not suspecting that it is poisoned and is killed off, and the cancer goes away on its own. Probably the slaughter of the bad guys gives the body time to replenish the good guys, bringing the system back into balance and good health.

The rapid way to replenish the good guys is probiotics, which can be expensive, but if you have the stamina to make your own cultured cabbage, it is supposed to replenish the good guys quickly. Recipes for this and for Asian Kimchi (another cultured dish) can be obtained on line. Just type in "cultured cabbage recipe" or "Kimchi recipe" in the search window. My son recently made his first batch of Kimchi using the recipe calling for Napa or chinese cabbage, green onions or scallions, ginger root which he loves and I found it better than the commercial brands that he shuns because of pork or shrimp, etc. in them.

I am now on my first batch of cultured cabbage. Sure glad that it calls for 4 ounces of it mixed with 4 ounces of water, because when you open the jar it smells somewhere between sauer kraut and flatus (anyone doesn't know what flatus is, the four letter equivalent begins with fa..). This definitely doesn't whet my taste buds, and one is instructed to drink it 2 or 3 times each day until ones feces no longer stinks and until it floats. By the time my cultured cabbage juice is used up, my son might have a partner in making Kimchi and using it as a side side with each meal instead of drinking the cultured cabbage (Kimchi is also a cultured dish).

Fortunately I have never had C dif, but this is the route I would probably take. In fact, I pulled up the cultured cabbage because I suspected that I might have a lesser problem secondary to many antibiotics during my hospitalization this past spring, despite the fact that my good and wise doctor gave me probiotics throughout the hospitalizition to prevent problems with killing out the good guys."

YOGURT, RIPE BANANAS

1 YEA

[YEA]  04/02/2008: Joyce from Joelton, TN writes: "To Beth from Bristoll 4/01/08:

Hello Beth, Welcome to the world of unwanted side effects (c diff in your case) from antibiotics. In most cases this is from killing off the good bacteria along with the bad. If so, the best treatment is to replace the good bacteria by eating lots of live YOGURT. Ripe bananas (the peels get brown speckles on them) should also help.

I also remember reading where someone wrote in to Earth Clinic, that they solved the diarrhea problem with 5-6 drops of iodine in a glass of water. I would try one or both instead of taking another antibiotic. Looking at the humorous side of the sitation, you can now respond to Kyra Jones, from Los Angeles 4/2/08, question: "What on earth are they doing for their $150,000 education"?"

04/01/2008: Beth from Bristol, VA replies: "I was diagnosed with C-Diff on Feb.14,2008. I had initially gone to the Dr. with bad stomach pain & sore throat & was prescribed Omnicef. On day 10 I had bad diarrhea with blood. I went to the ER. A week later I got a call saying that I had C-Diff. I took 10 days of Flagyl which was one of the worst experiences ever. I still have upper abdominal pain from time to time. I want some relief."

 

 

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