MY 6 MONTH OLD SON HAS C DIFF WHAT R SOME THINGS I CAN DO TO GET RID OF IT.HELP STOP IT FROM SPREADING TO OTHERS.KEEEP THING IN THE HOUSE FREE FROM THIS .HOW CAN I HELP HIM COAP OR FEEL BETTER BECAUSE HES JUST NOT HIMSELF .HE USEALLY IS LAUGHING AND SMILING BUT EVER SINCE HE CAUGHT THIS FROM A BOY IN THE NURSERY AT CHURCH HE JUST HASNT BEEN HIMSELF .PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT bubbles3915@yahooh.com thanks again i really appreciate it,
bubbles hess.

I just was diagnosed with C Diff. I was on Omnicef a Cephalosporin antibiotic for a sinus infection. The doctor’s office was so busy I saw a nurse(one who has Alzheimers and concurrent problems with controlling bowel movements) came to visit. The two (antibiotic and elderly) are virulent mix.

I am also on yogurt as well as Flagyl and things seem to be clearing up a bit. I don’t blame the nurse practitioner because she was just trying to help my sinus infection but this is really a worry to me. I have missed nearly a week of work and from what I read this can be a chronic illness now!

My mother has just been diagnosed with C-Diff. She has been suffering on an off for six months. But was recently hospitalized for 12 days while they tried to figure out what was wrong with her. She still remains week and has no appitie. She still also suffers from the diarhea. What is the prognosis from this disease. I just saw a new report about it on TV and the lady said she cries everyday wondering if she will ever ger better. What is the best way to help her and not be infected my self.

My father came down with c-diff October, 05. The hospitial & doctors didn’t make family members aware, so now my mother & I live in fear of taking antibiotics for as long as 20 months (which is what I now understand the spores can remain alive). My father was in the hospitial on 2 seperate occations before I figured out what the problem was, and only then did the doctors here admit it. He (my father) is now in a nursing home, and like the hospitial he wasn’t seperated from others, and now two more people living there have come down with it who’ve had contact with him. Untill doctors begin to inform patients & family members this will continue to spread.
Also during this time, my mother was in the hospitial where they did x-rays and found what they thought could be cancer in her chest. After other tests it was found not to be. The doctors office called in a script for a wide spectrum antibiotic even tho’ she showed no problems. When she refused to take them, and asked what she had to require them she was never given an answer. It’s been 3 months, and we assume it could be something as simple as scare tissue from pnuemonia or sugery from years ago. The State has now placed leans on our property due to it’s cost recovery programs for money paid for my fathers nursing home expenses. As others ask, Who IS responsible when it seems negligent on the part of the hospitial & doctors to begin with. To be honest, I’m quiet upset with the entire manner its be handled!

What a nightmare I’ve been through since July 5, 2007! Had a tooth pulled, Dentist put me on amoxociline (sp?) 4 days later went to hospital for simple outpatient procedure. Contracted C-diff which I had never heard of. Thought I had the flu, and 3 days later called an ambulance. More medical expenses. Was put on antibiotic. Didn’t realize I needed to refill the prescription so only took it for 1 week instead of 2 weeks. The bacteria was still in me and I then had to go on Flagyl for 6 weeks. Started taking S. Boulardii at about the 4th week. A few days later, my feet started going numb. Thought it was from the S. Boulardii, so stopped taking it. Continued the Flagyl for 2 more weeks. Then read on the web that the numbness can be a side effect of Flagyl!! Went back to the emergency room once, went to a GP, went to my chiropractor, read much on the internet. Now after stopping Flagyl, one week later the bacteria is back and I’m having diarrhea again. Don’t know what step I’ll take next. Have ordered an infra-red laser machine to treat my numb feet, am taking Neurosil for that also. Probably vancomicin. Patricia