C-Diff

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone. I just found out my baby does indeed have C-Diff. You guys were right- good job! I’m just wondering how many of you have experienced this. Is it a big deal? He will be starting meds today and will take them for 5 days. Can it really be that simple….that he will take meds for 5 days and the diarrhea and mucous will be gone? Also, he has never taken an antibiotic, so how could he have gotten it?

[Anonymous]

It is sort of a big deal as it is very contagious so just be extra careful with cleaning up etc. I know in the elderly it happens frequently due to a weakened immune system and can take some time to clear up. What antiobiotic are they using? Do you have him on a probiotic and if not I would get one to help with the effects of the antiobiotic. I don’t remember but has he been around anyone who may have had c-diff? like i said it is very contagious so that maybe how he got it. Glad you figured out what was wrong.

[Anonymous]

Hi. We have no idea where he got it. The med they put him on is Metronidazole. Good, bad? I had the same thought about the probiotic. I remember reading somewhere that there is one that has several strians of the healthy bacteria that is milk free. Do you know what it is?

[Anonymous]

I had a terrible case when I was pregnant. Metronidazole is the first line of defence (flaggyl). I would also look into florastor kids… http://www.florastor.com . That product saved me. It worked amazing.

[Anonymous]

florastor has milk in it. Is there something that doesn’t? I’m afraid the milk will really bug his little system.

[Anonymous]

We use FloraBaby by renew life. It is milk/soy free and we have been on it for months now and I took him off a few days and put him right back on it helps so much. Good Luck. Flagyl is def the first antibiotic of choice for c-diff.

[Anonymous]

Actually, florastor kids does not have milk in it. It does have small amounts of lactose in it, but their research showed that even in people with lactose intolerance, most tolerated the product. Florastor is not the same as normal probiotics. It is a yeast that actually helps to kill the spores in the colon created by c-diff, and that’s why it works. You can just go with regular probiotics and flaggyl, and then if it comes back, consider the florastor. As I said, it really saved me.

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