I know that the title sounds like an oxymoron, and I feel out of place posting this is small talk, because it was a big deal.
I came down with an intestinal infection of Clostridium difficile aka "c.difficile" or "c.diff". This is a very serious bacterial infection and difficult to treat (hence the Latin "difficile"). Between the hospitalist, infectious disease specialist, gastroenterologist, and cardiologist, there is a lot of finger pointing and shouder shrugging about how I came down with it. The popular theory is that antibiotics destroyed the good bacteria and left c.diff to run rampant (and that it did).
I had a 10-day dose of Augmentin the end of July, and a 2 gram dose of Amoxicilin prior to a dental appointment mid-September. I have taken Amoxicilin for 20 years for dental appointments.
The treatment for me was Flagile and Vancomicyn, supplemented with yogurt (active cultures) and probiotic pills. After 10 days of suffering, 5 days in the hospital and a few days at home, my digestive system began working again. My energy level is coming back, but I have no stamina at all.
Here's my question..................... has anyone had their doctors suggest that they eat active cultures and probiotics to counter the possiblity of antibiotics wrecking their bacterial balance in the gut?
I came down with an intestinal infection of Clostridium difficile aka "c.difficile" or "c.diff". This is a very serious bacterial infection and difficult to treat (hence the Latin "difficile"). Between the hospitalist, infectious disease specialist, gastroenterologist, and cardiologist, there is a lot of finger pointing and shouder shrugging about how I came down with it. The popular theory is that antibiotics destroyed the good bacteria and left c.diff to run rampant (and that it did).
I had a 10-day dose of Augmentin the end of July, and a 2 gram dose of Amoxicilin prior to a dental appointment mid-September. I have taken Amoxicilin for 20 years for dental appointments.
The treatment for me was Flagile and Vancomicyn, supplemented with yogurt (active cultures) and probiotic pills. After 10 days of suffering, 5 days in the hospital and a few days at home, my digestive system began working again. My energy level is coming back, but I have no stamina at all.
Here's my question..................... has anyone had their doctors suggest that they eat active cultures and probiotics to counter the possiblity of antibiotics wrecking their bacterial balance in the gut?
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