C diff infection HELP

Hi Sparkler 85 welcome to the forum. I dont know enough about your query to answer with any sense of help but I wondered if you might like to post in the Ask a Nurse section as they will be better able to answer your query.

If you just click in the link I have inserted in the reply for you it should take you straight to the Ask A Nurse section.

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Hope you get some answers to your query and thta things settle down for you.x 

Hi, I had a stem cell transplant for lymphoma a year ok which was successful. I contracted CDiff in hospital and still have it 1 year later. It comes and goes but I have been on Vancomycin for ages now. Have discussed a fecal transplant with my GP but COVID has put it all on hold.

I sympathise with you - it’s really not nice. My advice would be to go back to your GP and explain how it’s affecting your life. Good luck x

Thank you for your reply! I don't want to sound bad but it's comforting that I am not the only one in that situation. Hope you will feel better soon as well.

My GP referral me to gastro clinic finally . I am waiting for the Hospital to contact me and praying that we won't have second wave of covid . The GP did a lot of test including food allergy, Coeliac, colon cancer and all come back negative so I am curious to see what they will do next. It's really stressful for me. I can't eat any fruits and most of the vegetables as that make things worse for me. I can't live like that . I am literally scared of food as I don't know what will trigger diarrhea. I need to manage somehow till the appointment.

I got Cdiff after being admitted for Sepsis during chemo. Someone thought it was a good idea to let a nurse look after me (with a low immune system ) and the patient in the room next door who had a positive Cdiff test. She obviously didn’t wash her hands correctly as it was passed on to me. It took 2courses of vancomycin and a 10day stay in isolation to be resolved. I found that for months afterwards I could have digestive issues. 

Thank you for your reply. Do you feel better now or still have some digestive issues?

I’m okay now - the odd thing causes issues ( too much cheese, too much garlic) . 

Hi Sparkler,

Have you tried Manuka honey with live bio yoghurt ? Years ago I had a long term bowel infection caused by a soil bacteria,not usually found in humans.Prof Duncan Colin-jones recommended it to me after trying various antibiotics and it worked wonders.If you look on the web you will find a lot of research is being done it at the moment.

One or two teaspoons of Manuka honey ( not ordinary honey) mixed with a small pot equivalent of bio live yoghurt,three or four times a day after food and at bedtime.

 It also helped my husband after he had an stomach ulcer.We still take it regularly as I'm sure it helps our overall health.

Yvie

I eat yoghurt but only once a day and without honey. Will definitely try to eat more. Thanks for your advice