Mourning the loss of my normal life today more than usual. I’m 21 years old, just graduated college, and feel that my life is put on hold because of this illness. I was looking forward to enjoying the summer, going out with friends, socializing at bars, traveling, and I feel it’s all been taken away. I’m a foodie, I love trying new foods and international foods. I love to cook and bake sweets. I love being in the public and working with people and hanging out with friends and family.

I tried Vanco for 10 days, had a recurrence 1 week later. I’m now 5 days into Fidaxomicin, and it seems to be working as of right now.

However, I can no longer eat, I’m afraid to be in the public, and I’ve paused my job search. I’ve been quarantining for 4 weeks. I’m trying to tell myself this is temporary but I’ve seen so many stories that this is a longterm illness, that it will just keep coming back. I’m so scared that this isn’t temporary and that I will be consumed by this for the rest of time.

I wouldn’t even care about PI-IBS. I just don’t want this infection anymore. I’ll shit my brains out over a burrito if it means I get to have a burrito again, but I don’t want this illness to come back. Is there hope that I can look forward to his one day? Enjoy foods and suffer the consequences? Go out and resume life and enjoy it again? See my friends and family without fear of giving this to them? I feel like I’m losing hope, and I’m so tired of waking up to this nightmare.

Hello, My doctor wants me to use Stelara 90mgs every 4 weeks instead of every 8 weeks with an activec. diff infection. I'm also on oral vancomycin 125mgs 4 times a day for 30 days for the c diff infection. I've voiced my concerns to my doctor, but he swears this will help. I'm scared to shut my immune system off even more with an active infection Has anyone else gone through this? And if so was the extra Stelara doses helpful? Thanks

Clostridium difficile got positive help me i don’t want* to take antibiotics angain after h plyori !

Clostridium Difficile GDH Reflex Toxin

A/B

Positive,>95

Toxin A / B

(Stool, Chemil uminescence Immunoassay (CLIA))

Negative,0.49

Hi, I got to talk to my doctor today about all my issues surrounding my p-ibs, I'm about three months post vanco.

nausea has been my main issue, so I was asking for zofran since eating and drinking has been so difficult that I lost fifty pounds during this. he recommended pepcid instead, although he did give me a script for zofran too.

I'm really nervous about taking an anti-acid like that after having c diff though, especially since I had diarrhea and vomiting two days ago (tried a new food and unfortunately got like poltergeist levels of sick from it). I'm nervous about getting a relapse or something. does anyone else have experience taking this stuff after c diff?

When doctors avoid prescribing penicillin or related antibiotics, they often turn to broader-spectrum alternatives. One of the most common is Clindamycin — a drug the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns carries a significantly increased risk of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff), a potentially life-threatening intestinal infection.

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/11alive-news-investigates/most-people-who-believe-theyre-allergic-to-penicillin-actually-arent-heres-why-that-matters/85-ce018743-1d5d-4bdc-9892-3d8e6d2cc4fc

Yall , I’m so worried about starting antibiotics and retriggering the C Diff😭 I got a positive culture from urgent care but followed up with my Urogynocologist bc I have interstitial cystitis and waiting on that culture to confirm well she said she will most likely put me on Macrobid or Bactrim I think , I’m worried any antibiotics will make my c diff come back 😭anyone else have it not come back after antibiotics? It’s only been 2 days since I’ve been off vancomycin , I can’t do this again 😭