Question:
Have you ever had c-diff?

I am one month out from rny.....today was diagnosed with c-diff. Diarrhea this week....not pleasant. Anyone else had this problem?    — djkro54 (posted on February 5, 2009)

February 5, 2009
my husband had it...not fun at all!!!!! I will pray that is will be a fast recovery! His luckily only lasted a week and a half!
   — My2boys

February 5, 2009
I have not had it myself, but have taken care of people who have had it. I am sorry to hear that you have it. Hope the doc has given you something for it. Hopefully it will be over soon. Remember to keep sipping your liquids so that you don't get dehydrated!! Good luck Caroline
   — carolinern

February 5, 2009
Do a search in the question and answer section. Someone recently asked this question. I'm sorry to hear about your situation. I hope for a speedy recovery. I'm sorry I can't help more other than providing support since I have never had C-Diff but hear from others it's a nightmare. Take care of yourself.
   — Corina C

February 6, 2009
Had it twice - in October and November last year. Not a pleasant thing. Try to drink as much as you can so you won't get dehydrated. What type of antibiotics are you on? I started with the flagyl in October but ended up getting C-diff again the next month (this is quite common)so doc figured I was resistant to the flagyl and the next commonly used drug - vancomycin so we went right for the heavy hitter - Xyfaxan. Wonderful stuff. Stopped the diarreah almost immediately. Little rough on my pouch but hey, that's what they make antacids for, right? I'm ok now. I just hate the feeling that if I have diarreah more than 3 days in a row, I need to call the infectious disease doc for testing. I found the infectious disease doc to be more helpful dealing with C-diff than my regular gastro doc. Feel better soon. Kathy
   — Kathy

February 6, 2009
Sorry, I just thought of a few more things....... C-diff is contagious. Here's what my doc said to do: get some Clorox wipes and wipe the toilet seat after every use. Dispose of the wipes in the trash and keep your trash empty. Do not use towels to dry your hands - use paper towels, as they are disposable. And of course, the usual - do not share utensils, glasses - anything. Use a clean bath towel for every shower and wash in hot water, with bleach if possible. Doc told me that this is very prevalent in hospitals and the only effective tool is bleach. Regular disinfectants don't do the trick. Hope this helps.
   — Kathy

February 7, 2009
Yes! I had surgery 3 years ago and had C-Diff after surgery. C-diff occurs in 2 ways. 1. It is a nosiocomal infection (meaning hospital acquired) or 2. You may have taken antibiotics prior to surgery which reduced the number of good bacteria in your intestines. After surgery I felt fine for the first 4 days. AFter that everything went down hill. I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and literally lived on the toilet. My doctor thought I was just dehydrated but I had C-diff. Good thing for me I did some homework and suggested to him that I might have it. He put me on Flagyl and it took care of that! Let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to help
   — shugger