Question: I took amoxicilon starting july27 to aug 7 ..i started having severe diarea so i stopped still had diarea for 3 days went to dr office..aug 13th they tested my stole for c diff it was negative...during this time he put me on lomotil ..which stopped the diarea ..but i started to loose weight i was 170 in aug..now im down to 143..through this time i kept asking the dr s to retest my stole they would not..finally i went to another dr on nov6.they did a 4 panel test on my stool..it came back positve for c diff..during this time i was having severe left quadrent pain..so since i was on the lomotil with c diff all that bacteria was backing up in my system..my pain was so severe went to ER ..cause i could of been developing Mega Colon Toxicity..I have been off the lomotil for 3 weeks..They put me on flagyl to kill the c diff..ive been on the flagyl for 12 days nothing is getting better more diarea and more left abdominal pain..The CT scan was negative for Mega Colon toxicity..Went to see my gastronoligist today he said he wouldnt treat c diff with flagyl..only a good diet..thats not what ive read or other drs have told me..He would only treat me if i had c diff colitis which didnt show up on my colonoscipy..Im due to give another stool sample tomarrow to see if c diff is still there..which iknow it is due to my symptems still..The gastronoligist did feel were my pain was coming from said he felt a very hard pulse in my aerta that goes through your stomach..I dont know what to do i believe i need to be admitted in the hospital..i have cronick pain and still loosing weight..I am scheduled for an eus with fine needle aspiration nov 27..which he said he doesnt believe he will find anything..He also said that c diff would not cause me to loose weight or have abdominal pain..Im getting to diff answers from 2 diff drs..I need help my body is deteriating fatigue and severe left abdominal pain..In your opinion what could be causing all of this and what is ur opinion in patients that u have treated for c diff..ive been untreated since aug with lomotil on top of it..Thanks waiting for ur reply..

I Have done my research on this..Evrything u said i already new..if u read my inquirey thouroly u would of seen i have not beenn taking the lomotil for 3 weeks..Im not sure if ur understanding the severity of my c diff..Having c diff on top of lomotil..Is a very high risk in death cause lomotil is actually a narcotic. not like percet..but the medicine sticks to ur opiate recepters in ur bowel system..so i was not having diarea on it..Lomitil paralizes ur digestive tract..So all that bacteria was building with up with now were to go..I read ur background not saying u dont know what ur talking about but u were mostly in pediatrics delivering babies..And c sections..And ur 6 steps if u read my inquirey ive been on flagyl for 12 days still having major diarea and sharp stabbing pain in left quadrent of my abnomin..so yes next step is vancomycin.. My concerns are This has been untreated for 4 months on top of lomotil..And what is this sharp stabbing pain on my left side of stomach and abbs..the pain is like between a 8 and a 10..it has not subsided at all..C Diff can cause death in severe cases whic i have..I have had all my blood work done numerous times u talk about my electrolites being imbalenced..each time they came back normal..Lastley what is cessation of antibiotics?? And if this does not get any better do i need to be hospitilized???

sorry for not mentioning this but i had a colonoscopy done by my gastrenoligist on sept 27..if i had pseudomembranous colitis it would of showed up on my colonoscapy..which he showed me pictures of my colon and my bowels. which would of showed up in my sigmoid colon.thats were it developes..Im not going back to him due to what he believes c diff isnt dangerous and i would have no pain or weight loss from c diff..everything came back normal on my colonoscopy,but 3 pollups which was non canceris. So we can rule that out...Im sorry if u think im being rude i apologize..Im just frustrated because ive been suffering from this for 4 months..I just went to the store today and bought probiatic pills..been eating greek yogart. apples etc..and fiber cereal..And the treatment for pseudomembranous colitis is vancomiacin...or Fidaxomicin..but if im resistant to those meds..then what..i could loose my colon..only thing that has not been checked is my small intestine..Thats the only thing i can come up with there is something in there were colonoscopy cant see..Im just scared The gastronoligist would not even due the procedure were u swallow a pill and it transmits pics and data of small intestine..he is convinced there is nothing wrong with me..I need help i dont know what to do..

inflammatory bowel disease or intestinal tuberculosis...i reserched these diseases and symptoms...1 im not constipated 2 intestinal tube..usually spreads to ur lungs and is mostly in hiv patients and elderly..And i never have bloody stools..vomiting nausea fever..and my white blood count was normal..Its just funny u mention..the endoscopy capsole after i mentioned it..you said that needs to be done..but any ways...I Just need to find an expert in gastonology period...These residential dr have no clue what to do i see..They didnt even know the name of the antibiotics to give for c diff they had to look them up on there comp...you keep saying in ur opinion which i asked for you have changed ur diagnosis 4 to 5 times. Im sorry u did give me some useful info to go on just not fitting my symptoms..or wykepedia literature fits the dianosises u gave me..Thanks for ur time...