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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

TeeYiYi

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9. What do you mean by...

Reply to mackerel (Original post)

Mon May 26, 2014, 11:59 AM

May 2014

..."she's gutted." Sorry if I'm being thick.

C-Diff is bad news. I once ended up in the hospital for 2 weeks with it, after going to the emergency room, shitting blood and screaming in pain. The ER doctor threw my family out of the room and started grilling me about my sex life. He wanted to know if I had been shoving things up my butt. I told him, "Other than gerbils,...nothing." Seriously, nobody 'tutches the butt.'

They never did figure out what had caused it. I hadn't been on antibiotics for years. They tested me for everything, including HIV. The lead doctor finally decided that Lortabs had somehow been the cause. I don't know if I believe that but I was taking a lot of them at the time.

They gave me lots of IV antibiotics in the hospital but they finally cured it with Flagyl. I think I took Flagyl for at least a month after that.

TYY

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C-Diff (Clostridium difficile) [View all] mackerel May 2014 OP

It took me 4 months and massive doses pscot May 2014 #1

I could diagnose it the minute I stepped off the elevator in the hospital. Warpy May 2014 #2

She has had her fair share of AB's but she hasn't been in the hospital since January 2013. mackerel May 2014 #3

It's extremely contagious Warpy May 2014 #5

How contagious is this does anyone know? mackerel May 2014 #4

I've had this since last July lululu May 2014 #6

Senna? mackerel May 2014 #7

I'll look at it, thanks. lululu May 2014 #8

I can't imagine why anyone would tell you to eat raisin bran. I'd more likely recommend something mackerel May 2014 #10

What do you mean by... TeeYiYi May 2014 #9

gerbils lululu May 2014 #11

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