Question: I got C-Diff 5 years ago. For...

Stephanie,
While antibiotics can certainly be the cause of c-diff (and in your case sounds like that is what happened) however, for others out there I want them to be aware that is not the only cause! I work for a gastroenterologist and we treat this often. If caught early on (an most doctors should know the symptoms well enough to test!) it is easily treatable with antibiotics. Not washing your hands, or comming in contact with someone that is not washing their hands can cause the bacterial infection which resides in your colon. This bacteria can live on a dry surface for UP TO 30 days! That is why, it is SO SO important to maintain a clean and healthy environment no matter where you are and to make sure you are teaching your children proper hand washing techniques! Stephanie- if you haven't had much luck with other treatments, although it seems you are doing much better- I would try getting a pro biotic (activia is one that is OTC) These help add good and bad bacteria to your colon so that you are better able to fight infections such as c-diff. Keep your head up! You will get better!

Stephanie,
While antibiotics can certainly be the cause of c-diff (and in your case sounds like that is what happened) however, for others out there I want them to be aware that is not the only cause! I work for a gastroenterologist and we treat this often. If caught early on (an most doctors should know the symptoms well enough to test!) it is easily treatable with antibiotics. Not washing your hands, or comming in contact with someone that is not washing their hands can cause the bacterial infection which resides in your colon. This bacteria can live on a dry surface for UP TO 30 days! That is why, it is SO SO important to maintain a clean and healthy environment no matter where you are and to make sure you are teaching your children proper hand washing techniques! Stephanie- if you haven't had much luck with other treatments, although it seems you are doing much better- I would try getting a pro biotic (activia is one that is OTC) These help add good and bad bacteria to your colon so that you are better able to fight infections such as c-diff. Keep your head up! You will get better!

Thanks so much for the advice and the nice email! :) It was appreciated. I am doing well. If you didn't know me, you probably wouldn't think anything had ever happened. I'm a positive person and not one to complain and I do okay. It's been 7 years and I can keep going all day with out a rest, I don't have to take several naps during the day any more. If I start getting sick, I have to go to bed until I get better or I get really sick. I need more rest and am so frustrated I can't exercise as much/how I want to but I can tell I'm getting stronger all the time. Just frustrated! It's like my body can't keep up with my spirit-if that makes any sense. Luckily, I eat VERY healthy, exercise almost daily and am wise with how I'm feeling. (I've learned to be! Otherwise I pay later. :)

What vitamin C, D, and Calcium do you take? Is there a certain brand you prefer? I don't think I get enough calcium. I'm sure where my body was so depleted of vitamins and minerals I possibly need to take more than I do.

I'm glad to hear your friend beat Lyme disease. Wow! Good for her.

Thanks again for your comment! I'm sure someone out there knows how to "beat" this and I'm grateful for any suggestion.

Just found your feed/story and was honestly wondering how you were doing? Did the suggestions help you at all? I had heard of this happening to people before but didn't know the technical term. Now I'm a bit scared of antibiotics. Cold FX is available in Canada. I personally cannot take it cause I'm a Diabetic but my Canadian friends swear by it. I swear by taking some Vitamin C, D and Calcium every single evening. And if I feel a cold comign on then I take Zinc.

I have a friend who's battled and won against the worst case of Lyme disease in the U.S and during it she would have to work out to help her meds work into her blood stream but it completely wiped her out too. Sometimes I think over working your body can wear it out too much. Maybe keep exercising but not as much as you did before. I'm sure that's horrible especially since you seem to really like working out but hopefully one day you'll get back to your old level.

I hope you are feeling better! Keep us posted please.

Pumpkin Seed Oil? I've never heard of that but I am so open to anything! I will try it. I'm not sure what cold FX is. Is it a brand? I can google it. Thanks so much for your help!

pumpkin seed oil. eat lots of fiber and try maybe taking cold FX. It has things in it that boost your immune systems .

Yeah, I am quite disciplined and can't believe how "weak" I am sometimes. Getting better all the time though. I don't talk about it but thought I'd throw this out. Maybe I will figure something out.

Thanks for your comment!

Actually, doesn't sunlight help you process vitamin D? You get it from vegetables and stuff and then it's useless without sunlight to help you process it. The sunlight doesn't actually "give" it to you.
And yeah, I'd never heard of this. It's scary to hear that this can happen. My best wishes to you for dealing with it.
All I can think of is what everybody else has already said...

I'm not surprised, but I am so sorry to hear that. Best of luck to you.

Good luck getting things back on track. My nan wasn't so lucky. She got it and it killed her..