C. diff affects us all.

I came down with C. diff at the end of the COVID pandemic in 2021. A dentist prescribed Clindamycin as prophylaxis prior to a minor dental procedure. I wasn’t aware it was C. diff at first, my primary care physician diagnosed me with C. diff after numerous tests. I was first misdiagnosed with a stomach virus and was prescribed antibiotics, which made the problem even worse. Then after a stool test, the C. diff was detected along with toxins A…

Towards the end of July 2024 my partner was admitted to the hospital with a series of TIAs. I stayed in his room for the 3 days. Unfortunately I used the bathroom and I believe this is where I contracted c-diff. Within a few weeks, in August, I got very sick with gastro & belly pain and diaherria. I was able to see my Primary’s nurse practioner quickly. Blood tests, colonoscopy, and ct scan were done but not a stool sample even though…

When I was pregnant with my second son throughout 2021 and early 2020, I started getting massive headaches. I would wake up in the middle of the night with tension headaches so bad that I couldn’t sleep. I started to have ear pain and I went to the doctor. The doctor told me I had a ear infection, and started me on a Z pack. The ear infections never got better and I went on three or four Z packs. I specifically remember asking the doctor if…

It was the Friday before Easter and I had a follow-up visit with my primary care provider. I was called in to see a Nurse Practitioner I’d never seen before. She took vitals without saying a word and then informed me I had a UTI. I told her I didn’t have any symptoms of a UTI but she said well, you don’t want a major UTI flare up over Easter weekend so let’s get you started on an antibiotic, and she prescribed Ceclor. I didn’t think anything of…

I had recent surgery (laparoscopic) for endometriosis. After surgery, I was told to take cefuroxime. I was given three pills. I took all three and by the second one, I knew I was very sick. I returned to my OBGyn several times and told I had “anxiety” about returning to work. I relayed my symptoms of extreme lethargy, nausea, low grade fever, and unable to keep any food down. The worst was the diarrhea. It went on forever and at the height of my…

I knew as soon as I had it, I knew the smell. I’m an RN, I knew better to take antibiotics and not take Florastor with them. I knew not to take so many antibiotics in a short period of time. My son was 6 months old and I didn’t get any sleep. My house was under construction with a horrible contractor that was eventually fired. Perfect storm. I was on amoxicillin that March for a sinus infection. I took amoxicillin again in May for 7 days, then…

I am a 32 year old mother of 3, and wife to my husband of almost 7 years this April. We are what you would consider first generation modern homesteaders. We strive to raise most of our own produce, and have a small hobby farm where we have a very large garden, and raise a few animals for eggs, milk, and meat. We are very active, and for the most part, very strong and healthy people. At the beginning of 2024, I found out I was pregnant after…

During Covid lockdown I developed a problem with alcohol , like many people did. I entered one of Chicago’s top hospitals on Nov 2, 2023 for thirty day treatment. During the stay I had chronic diarrhea which they said was gut inflammation from alcohol. They put me on Imodium four times a day. When I returned home I saw my Primary Care doctor and he said be careful with the Imodium, you could develop the opposite problem. I felt healthy and so…

I went to the doctor in the first week of September 2024, my only symptom was diarrhea. The doctor did a test and it was positive for C. diff. They gave me vancomycin for 10 days. After I completed it, one week later, I had symptoms again. I got Dificid the second time and I made it 4 weeks before I had symptoms again. I first went to the urgent care because I did not have a regular doctor. After the second occurrence, I setup an appointment…