Feeling defeated/overwhelmed and could really use some success stories
Im 29 female that was put on Augmentin for an ear/sinus infection. One week after finishing that antibiotic I started having symptoms. Going to the bathroom 10 plus times a day and intense abdominal cramping. I was diagnosed with c diff a few days later and put on 10 days of vanco. The vanco was great for me, my symptoms pretty much completely stopped 12 to 24 hours while on it. Once I finish the vanco, I was great for exactly one week. Then the symptoms started reappearing just in a more mild form. I thought maybe it was pi ibs but Tested positive for toxins. And started a 10 day course of Fidaxomycin, which is going ok ish… my stomach is very uncomfortable, bloated gurgling etc.. and it’s been 4 days on it already. Today I went to a G.I. doctor instead of my primary care and she made me feel awful. She told me that the Florastor (I’ve been taking this the whole time) and probiotics are pointless, watching my diet isn’t really going to help and this can come back at anytime at any point for the rest of my life regardless if I take a trigger like an antibiotic. And there is never a safe point to say I’m cured from it. So now I’m extremely depressed. I’m a very active person/marathon runner and this has been the worst thing I’ve ever been through in my life. I wish I could go back in time and not have taken the Augmentin (first time I’ve ever taken an antibiotic) I also wish this was more talked about because I had no idea this could happen. Does anyone have any success stories while on Fidaxomycin? I’m truly feeling so hopeless, especially after my appointment today.