I am so glad to find this forum. I don't know how I got c diff. I wasn't on any antibiotics but I did visit rehab hospital and was near a man who was throwing up a lot. maybe he had it and it was airborne? I have no idea.
The first 2 days on flagyll felt good then I progressively felt worse on the flagyll and the florastor as I am sensitive/allergic to both, I finished the flagyll while taking benadyl and advil and stopped the florastor but now 1 week later I have diarrhea again.
I'm relieved to find this because with my allergies to the medicine I will need alternative methods!
I have been drinking ginger tea constantly which helps a bit and had some miso soup which helped too. I am losing tons of weight and am waiting to see a c diff specialist, in the meantime I have missed so much work.
i will try the barley soup and turmeric pills and charcoal. any other ideas for alternatives to florastor? It makes me shaky, nauseous and weak.
Replied by Mirah (New York, Ny) on 10/30/2014
One more question,
I just developed diarrhea again this morning a week after finishing 10 days of flagyll. yesterday afternoon I was actually feeling a little better so I stopped the BRAT diet and had bubbies saurkraut and an instant miso soup, which are supposed to be good because theyre probiotic (i can only take one florastor a day because it makes me so nauseated).
Could the saurkraut and or miso have caused the diarhhea? My doctor says lets wait and see. Also, I read that manuka honey is good so I have been drinking that with ginger tea constantly which I think helps the nausea and gas a bit. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
One more question, can anyone recommend a naturopath in the NYC area please?
Replied by Sarah (Michigan, US) on 10/30/2014
I had c-diff about four years ago and the only thing that helped was oil of oregano and florastor. I took ooo 3-4x/day, Florastor once or twice a day for 4-6weeks. I started to feel better after a couple of weeks. I tested negative about a month or so later and it never came back. Praise God!
