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So in our journey with my husband's colon cancer, he has developed an infection called c.diff (clostridium difficile colitis). For him, it was a result of taking antibiotics after a surgery. FOR YOU, it may be caused by PPI's (proton pump inhibitors). It is a nasty situation, and you can read up about it on WebMD, on the internet. It is an infection of the colon, and can be mild to severe, and causes diarrhea among other symptoms. If you think you may have this, GET IT CHECKED! It can go from mild to even life-threatening, and is very contagious. CHECK IT OUT! I am stopping my PPI, as I live with hubs, who has a bad case of it. Wash hands thoroughly, as it is spread by touching contaminated objects. HEAD'S UP!!!!!

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I was a CDiff kinda girl after my brain surgery. It was nasty and I was in the hospital for that longer than the surgery itself. UGH!!!!

Keeping you all in my thoughts.

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How long were you in the hospital for? What kind of treatment finally got rid of the C.Diff? Dave is on Flagyll, and has already shown improvement, after only 1 day, so I hope it keeps working. Hope you are fully recovered!

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I was in the hospital for two weeks, on three different IV antibiotics, and recovered just fine! I had a skull infection, too, so I was a hot mess.

Glad he's improved!!! He's going to beat this!

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I had C. diff after taking antibiotics for a tooth infection. 8 weeks of flagyl and then vancomycin. It would clear up on the Meds, but then come back within a few days of stopping. 2 miserable months of pain and diarrhea. Had to get IV fluids 3 times for severe dehydration. Finally ended up getting a fecal transplant. Cost me $2500 because insurance wouldn't cover it, but well worth it ....it was an instant cure.

Sending hopes and prayers to you and your husband.

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I recently had C-Diff. It was pretty horrible. I was treated with four antibiotics in a few weeks for kidney, bladder and tooth infections. For 2 weeks I was on 2 different antibiotics at the same time. I dealt with the C-diff for 3 weeks with various trips to ER for IV fluids. I was also diagnosed with Ileus after about a week and a half with the C-diff. I was on Flagyl and pain meds for a few weeks. Even when I started to get better, it took another week and a half before I was actually eating anything.

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