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Hello Linda,
I am so sorry that you are so scared of becoming
ill. I hope that your doctors aren't being overly alarming about it.
Maybe your condition is much worse than mine regarding your immune system, but I
have had TM for 7-1/2 yrs, and have had pneumonia at least 6 times (3 times in
one year), and just this past year I have had
"C diff". These can be quite serious, but I've
managed to get through them. The "C diff" was the worst. It came on
after another case of pneumonia, and the antibiotic from it.
My doctor told me that my system may or may never be back to normal after
the "C diff", and as we all know, bowel trouble is a horrible thing to deal
with.
If anyone takes an antibiotic, please, I cannot stress
this enough, please eat some yogurt while taking it.
I also took probiotics, and I continue to eat the
yogurt. I hate to think of your family feeling that they
cannot spend any time with you because of them possibly making you ill.
That's so sad for all of you.
The following is taken from an
article in RN Web Because antibiotics destroy the normal gut flora
that keeps C. difficile in check, or out of the gut in the first place, any
adult patient taking antibiotics is at risk for developing CDAD. Any antibiotic
can cause it, including those that might be used to treat it.1,5,7
The most potent offenders are amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox, others), clindamycin
(Cleocin), and all generations of the cephalosporins, such as cefazolin sodium
(Ancef, Kefzol, others), cefuroxime sodium (Zinacef, Kefurox), and ceftriaxone
sodium (Rocephin).
Probiotics, which are live microorganisms, are often given
to bolster the gut's normal flora.17,18 They've been used with some
success to manage recurrent infection. The probiotics most frequently used to
treat CDAD include Lactobacillus GG, which is a concentrate that can be added to
skim milk; Lactobacillus acidophilus, found in yogurt; Saccharomyces cerevisia,
which is found in brewer's or baker's yeast; and Saccharomyces boulardii, a
nonpathogenic yeast that's given in capsule form.
Linda, I hope that things get better for you.
Hugs, Barbara A |
