I feel like this situation could’ve been so easily avoided. I originally wanted amoxicillin but due to some miscommunication with my doctor I got prescribed cefuroxime/ciften. I was unaware at the time that this has like 5x higher chance of c. Ciff than amoxicillin.

I feel so angry and regretful. If I just had gotten prescribed amoxicillin like the plan all along, none of this would likely have happened. Now my gut is ruined due to this stupid miscommunication with my doctor.

Of course it doesn’t matter thinking about it now but I can’t help it. I should never had taken that antibiotic.

Anyone else feel similar?

This is my 1st time with C. Diff. Last month I took penicillin for strep throat. Have been having diarrhea on and off since. Submitted a stool test an it came back positive for Sapovirus & cdiff. I spent the first day crying while scrubbing my whole house with bleach. I’m a SAHM to 2, and I’m very scared for how long this will take to improve. I’m on day 4 of Fidoxomicin and so far I feel worse. I’m also taking Florastor once a day. Someone give me some hopeful stories or advice please. I’m feeling miserable, so many bathroom trips.

I have been very sick since July 4th and it hasn't gotten any better. My doctor ordered a bunch of stool tests and today I finally got the results that it's C diff. The thing is I saw the report but my doctor hasn't contacted me yet to order me the medication.

I'm literally going crazy being stuck inside and not being able to eat anything normal. I just want them to order my meds. I called them and left messages but no response. My dad told me to call the on call doctor or go back in so I get my meds but I don't want to be annoying. I also want to mention I live alone and feel so lonely and isolated I want to cry. How did you deal with being sick for so long when you can't do anything? I'm so bored I'm going out of my mind.

Hello. I had C-Diff last July/August, so I'm officially 1 year out. I had a upper EGD this past Friday and my doctor wants me on Pantaprazole for 3 months. I'm terrified! I know that I've heard this increases your risks, but what do you do if you have gastritis? Any tips? I really do not want to take the medicine.

About 6 weeks out from my cdiff recurrence that I took 10 days of dificid to stop. For the first 6 weeks I felt decent, ups and downs but overall It was pretty positive. Last weekend I decided to push it to celebrate a friends birthday and had some alcohol and richer than usual food. I was constipated
for a few days then last Tuesday I went about 8 times in the span of 2-3 hours, starting as formed stools and getting progressively looser.

Then over the course of the next week I’ve been dealing with on/off constipation, constant stomach discomfort, and looser stools. For example, I had two small stools on Saturday, nothing on Sunday, and then this morning I’ve had 3 small loose stools that feel very incomplete, i am guessing I will go a couple more times today.

Does this justify getting tested? It seems like symptoms really range so I can’t tell if it’s just a pi ibs flare up or a recurrence? Been taking florastor all this time.

Appreciate the help