Well hello there!
My name is Beth and I’ve been c diff free for… Weeks now. (I’m bad with remembering details, such as the passage of time.)
I faithfully took my $133 (after insurance) liquid antibiotic that was supposed to taste like cherries. (Ha!). I could have gotten the pill form but that would have been $1,000. ($4,000 before insurance.) So I now have a new appreciation for the nasty stuff children have to swallow.
I also got a probiotic from the local grocery store with a billion live cultures per serving and took it three times a day. With store bought kefir. But I was still getting sick.
So, I took more drastic measure and bought myself some heavy duty probiotics from the local natural foods store. 87 billion live cultures per dose. Once a day. And around this time I was home again and able to make my own raw milk kefir. Bonus probiotics. Been healthy has a horse every since.
I’ve been declared “cured” of the c diff by medical professionals. But from what I’ve read and been told, that just means the live and active c diff bacteria has been eradicated. The hardier, impossible-to-kill spores that it hid all over my digestive tract are still there. But they’ll just stay dormant as long as they aren’t threatened. And the only thing that will really awaken them is antibiotics. So as much as I questioned the purpose of antibiotics before, you can bet I’ll be even harder on the poor doctors now.
Really. I’m not an easy patient.
And that’s the end (Please, God) of my story on c diff.
It really would be too corny to say “C ya, c diff” at this point. So I won’t. But know that I’m thinking it.
Yay, glad to hear you’re all better!
Well that’s great news!
Congratulations for making it! You have the self motivation. How long have you been C diff free?
Keep us posted here!
-Ophelia
I loved your story on c diff. I’m glad that you took all those medicines (yuck) and are feeling better now. You are such an inspiration.
Do let us know if you remember how many weeks has it been since you are c diff.
Thanks for sharing.
-Sarah
This is an inspirational post. I loved it.
It’s good to know that you are feeling better now.
Take Care.
-Jenna
Glad that you are feeling better. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried meditation.. but I found this great site that helps people develop and personalize their own meditation style http://methodalpha.com/meditation-in-5-days-introduction.html
Hey. Hopefully you are cured, for good. I’m really into natural living and use a good deal of essential oils medicinally. There is some interesting info on C diff and cinnamon oil. Cinnamon is actually very powerful. I’m attaching a link to a Pub Med research piece. If you do choose to use cinnamon, there are a few precautions to follow but it’s very safe. Email me if you have any questions.
I also drink raw milk and make our own kefir. Good for you and hang in there!
Pub Med research piece: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17995898
I am sure the situation will change… at times we all need to be so patient and I know it’s hard to be…
Glad to hear you are feeling better! It’s nice to hear stories like this. I currently and suffering from c diff and have relapsed 4 times. Right now I’m on the 6 weeks of antibiotics vancomycin… Expensive like you said! If that doesn’t work my next stop is is the transplant.
I’ve heard a lot about the transplant, lately! Have you tried a good probiotic? I’ve been having issues and am thinking about going back on the Garden of Life brand. They worked wonders the first time I took them!