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Suggest Treatment For Recurrent Clostridium Difficile Bacterial Infection And Diarrhea
Question: i have recurrent C.diff, on Vanco for 2 days now, last had it 2 yrs ago and havent had antibiotics in 9 months.
only change was switch to tap water 7 weeks ago. 1-What kind of diet helps while I still have diarrehea ?
2-I am otherwise healthy, so why do I have it ?
only change was switch to tap water 7 weeks ago. 1-What kind of diet helps while I still have diarrehea ?
2-I am otherwise healthy, so why do I have it ?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM).
Ans 1: a.Avoid milk and milk products b. avoid diet that cantains high calories. c. Rest all you are already doing
Ans 2: there are many cause apart from taking antibiotics and being helathy like previous intestinal surgery, aging, use of chemotherapy drugs, use of proton pump inhibitors and previous c. diff infection. So in you it may be due to previous infection or age
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.
Please see detail answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello! Thanks for putting your query in HCM. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM).
Ans 1: a.Avoid milk and milk products b. avoid diet that cantains high calories. c. Rest all you are already doing
Ans 2: there are many cause apart from taking antibiotics and being helathy like previous intestinal surgery, aging, use of chemotherapy drugs, use of proton pump inhibitors and previous c. diff infection. So in you it may be due to previous infection or age
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Prior infection understood, but I'm only 62, & look 50, surely age not the factor ? I weaned off baclofen 7 weeks ago, still on Gabapentin for spinal arthritis/myelopathy.
Otherwise excellent health.
Could I have picked up minute amount of C.diff at the fitness center ?? I truly have no etiology I can think of and I have always eaten Greek yogurt and love milk (organic all the way )
1-How to prevent this when I recover ?
2-from an epidemiological point of view, any thoughts on etiolgy ?
Otherwise excellent health.
Could I have picked up minute amount of C.diff at the fitness center ?? I truly have no etiology I can think of and I have always eaten Greek yogurt and love milk (organic all the way )
1-How to prevent this when I recover ?
2-from an epidemiological point of view, any thoughts on etiolgy ?
Brief Answer:
Please see detailed answer
Detailed Answer:
welcome back, sorry for delay.
Ans 1:
1. Reduce the use of antibiotics as much as possible
2.Precautions if another person is known to have this infection at least avoid contact with them
3.Hand hygiene and barrier precautions
4.Disinfection of environmental surfaces by using chlorine-containing cleaning agents
5. Use of probitics containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Saccharomyces boulardii as you are taking
Ans 2
1.Contact with an infected person
2.use of antibiotics
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon
Please see detailed answer
Detailed Answer:
welcome back, sorry for delay.
Ans 1:
1. Reduce the use of antibiotics as much as possible
2.Precautions if another person is known to have this infection at least avoid contact with them
3.Hand hygiene and barrier precautions
4.Disinfection of environmental surfaces by using chlorine-containing cleaning agents
5. Use of probitics containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Saccharomyces boulardii as you are taking
Ans 2
1.Contact with an infected person
2.use of antibiotics
I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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