So I've been taking daily flagyl for about a month now for what I'm pretty sure is chronic pouchitis. I had Cdiff a few months ago and though I retested negative for it after a round of Vanco, things have just not been the same. My GI wants to test for it again, so he had me stop the flagyl for a few days so I could do that. He also prescribed some vanco hoping it would help either way. I've got a couple more days to go till I can take the test flagyl free but things are getting rough! I haven't started the vanco yet because I assume that it would also interfere with accurate test results, but thought I would double check. I know it would provide some relief, but don't want to risk an inaccurate stool test. Anyone know if that is the case?
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Yes, hold off on the vanco if you can, as it is more likely to kill C. diff than the Flagyl.
Good luck!
Jan
Good luck!
Jan
Dang. But kind of the answer I expected. Thanks for your help
I was always told to be off of antibiotics for 14 days in order to take a c.diff test, other wise the test will read as a false negative. I'm pretty sure the treatment is more aggressive for c.diff.
Sorry you are feeling so bad, c.diff is nasty, I speak experience. I take s.boulardii, to prevent against c.diff, along with my VSL#3DS and order it online. It's cheap compared to VSL#3!
Sorry you are feeling so bad, c.diff is nasty, I speak experience. I take s.boulardii, to prevent against c.diff, along with my VSL#3DS and order it online. It's cheap compared to VSL#3!
hmmm dr. shen never told me to stop my antibiotic when i suspected c-diff..i just took test asap right away..i was neither on flagel or vano at the time maybe thats why,,
ive had three bouts of it in 7 years just tested when i thought i might have it..in fact have tested various times if something goes wacky..dr shen says test ..i`m still here so i guess it works even if not off the antibiotic at time..but again it was not flagel or vano which are used for c-diff...i too take ss boulardii as preventive..2 caps a day..
ive had three bouts of it in 7 years just tested when i thought i might have it..in fact have tested various times if something goes wacky..dr shen says test ..i`m still here so i guess it works even if not off the antibiotic at time..but again it was not flagel or vano which are used for c-diff...i too take ss boulardii as preventive..2 caps a day..
I test positive when I had it on Flagyl. Vanco is the only thing that worked on me to get rid of it.