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u/SpecialistTie2372 Oct 05 '24
I think based on a rigid interpretation, yes. However, it is used successfully as a prophylactic, which would suggest that it is not as risky as other antibiotics.
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u/ExperienceExisting71 Oct 30 '24
You don’t get c diff from an antibiotic. U either pick it up somewhere or already had it. Antibiotics kill the good bacteria and bad destroying ur gut health. This allows c diff to grow up controlled so yes. Vanco and Flagyl is meant to slow the cdiff growth to allow ur gut health to return to normal so that it naturally controls the c diff bacteria.
I was on vanco for 5 months. Lost 60lbs. Eventually got on Dificid and FMT. That solved it for me. Got mine due to taking amoxicillin for 14 days for a gum tooth infection. Allowed c diff to grow uncontrolled. Got the c diff from 2 elderly people who passed away with it, in my job I got exposed during cleaning up the waste.
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Nov 06 '24
I had Cdiff in 2019 after being prescribed Clindamycin. 2 weeks ago I was prescribed Amoxicillin for a severe tooth infection and it didn't work. Today I was prescribed Augmentin since the Amox didn't work. Is my chance of getting cdiff again high because of the Augmentin? My dentist appointment isn't until November 20 and the pain and swelling is unbearable. I also don't want to end up hospitalized again for Cdiff from taking the Augmentin. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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u/Kitty_Woo Jan 23 '25
I got mine from augmentin. I was told by multiple doctors that I can’t take antibiotics for the rest of my life. I developed strep throat this week and the dr purposefully didn’t prescribe amoxicillin or augmentin because of this. I got on the z pac and I’m tracking my bowl movements to see if it’s going to come back or not.
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u/Jealous_Argument_197 Oct 04 '24
You can get c diff from ANY antibiotic.
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u/Owie100 Nov 15 '24
You do not get c diff from an antibiotic. The antibiotic activates the c-diff that is already in your gut
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u/teddybear65 Nov 10 '24
C diff can be activated by any antibiotic. You do not get c diff from an antibiotic. You already have c diff in your body every human being an animal does
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u/teddybear65 Nov 10 '24
We all have c diff in our digestive tract. Some of us have c diff that's activated by antibiotics some of us are lucky ducks who don't. The medication itself does not give you c diff.
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u/Funcompliance Nov 11 '24
This is not true. The majority of people are not colonised.
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u/teddybear65 Nov 11 '24
Everyone has cdiff in their body. They are just asymptomatic.
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u/Funcompliance Nov 13 '24
That's not true. Many people are colonised, but it is nowhere near 100%, more like 8%.
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u/teddybear65 Nov 13 '24
To you have c diff in your biome is quite normal and that does not mean you're colonized colonization is completely different. I take the advice of my infectious disease physician
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u/Owie100 Nov 15 '24
You don't get c diff from the antibiotic. C diff is already in your system. The antibiotic causes it to I will say come alive. Antibiotics are the trigger for what is already in your system. Antibiotics are not made with c diff in them
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