u/Kooky_Description770

I had my one and only c diff infection about 1 1/2 years ago. I just got a confirmed UTI and burst into tears. I started Macrobid today. I know it’s lower risk for c diff and was scrolling through the posts by people who did not relapse after taking it. And yet…here I am unable to sleep because I’m really scared of a relapse. I started taking Florastor with the Macrobid. Is there anything else I can do to help prevent a relapse? I hate that I have to live in fear of relapses. I hate the dr that missed diagnosed me and prescribed the unnecessary antibiotics that cause my c diff. I hate that I now have PI-IBS.

I just had to vent to this understanding group. This morning I woke up with slight pain when peeing, and a bit of an off odor. I hate that initial “oh no” feeling. Is it going to turn into one or am I just a bit dehydrated? Once it starts I find myself hyper aware of every bathroom trip. I become super focused on every sensation, every whiff of pee. How do you all handle that part? Do you manage to distract yourselves?

I can’t sleep because of this constant urge to pee! Going to urgent care tomorrow for a test, but for now I just can’t sleep, making constant trips to the bathroom. I would love to take an over the counter sleep aid, like ZZquill, but I’m afraid it will knock me out hard and I’ll wake up in a pool of urine. How does anyone get any sleep?

I have mild IBS-M. I have periods of time (a few days in a row) during which my BMs are normal and I’m feeling pretty good except that I have waves of nausea and queasiness. Has anyone else experienced this? If so, have you figured out why? What helped with the nausea?