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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

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C Difficile Recovery

Premium Questions

Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

[I have just recovered from C.difficile by FMT over some 9 weeks. During this time I did not get my usual exercise and I am now finding that my ankles and calf muscles are swelling. This reduces somewhat when I can now... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

I have c-diff. I had it for 6 days before I was hospitalized for another 6 days. I was given 2 antibiotics 1 was a tablet the other was a liquid. I've been home for 2 weeks on the same meds. I was getting ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

My granddaughter has c-diff, I am now taking an antibiotic for a foot infection, Can I catch this disease from her? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Roopa Hiremath MD

HAVE HAD C DIF BEFORE, NOW HAVE IT AGAIN, BUT IT SMELLS VERY DIFFERENT. COULD YOU GET C DIF FROM ... ORGANISM IN IT). OR COULD AN OTHER ORGANISM, IN FROZEN SHRIMP KICK OFF ANOTHER ROUND OF C DIF? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Roopa Hiremath ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
Dr.  Ratnakar Kini MD

Hi Dr., I hear about the procedure of fecal transplants. I understand it s fairly new and used for c-difficile. Can it be used to treat crohn s / colitis? Whats your opinion on trying that? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnakar Kini ( Gastroenterologist)

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Dr.  Aaron Branch MD

My husband developed c difficile postop, he was treated with flagyl but then had recurrence of c ... due to c difficile or the the vancomycin? Can he take tums say 1 hour after the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aaron Branch ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

I was diagnosed with C. difficile in June, referred to an infectious disease specialist, and was ... stomach. My doctor refuses to do anything without ruling out C. difficile ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ronald Schubert MD

I was diagnosed with C diff about 6 weeks ago. I have had it since July of 2013 when I was .... Naturally at this point I don t know if that worked. Can you tell me about spores from c diff and how long ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ronald Schubert ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal MD

My best friend has had C Diff twice. Has a heart condition and in treatment for cancer. They come ... afford to miss work so my concern is if we our at risk of getting c diff when they return here. They must ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Lekshmi Rita Venugopal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  BR Hudda MD

I am wondering if c-difficile is a side-effect of amoxicillin as my sister had an episode of that after a recent antibiotic, but I don t know which one she had. I just had a tooth extraction & have not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. BR Hudda ( General & Family Physician)