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Newly Diagnosed with C Diff

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shannon72303
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I was diagnosed with C Diff yesterday. I dont know how long ive had it. Ive been dealing with nausea and diarrhea for the last 3 years. the nausea eventually became worse so i went to the ER 8 weeks ago and i had gallstones and had to have emergency GB surgery. Came through surgery fine, but continued to have nausea. Ive been in and out of the ER and they had no idea what was going on. I finally saw a GI doctor this past Wednesday. She did bloodwork and also a stool test. Well she called last night and said that I tested positive for C Diff.

So here I am. I just finished day 1 of the antibiotic the doctor prescribed me. The pills taste nasty, but i manage to swallow them. I have to take it for 14 days, 3 times a day. My nausea today actually calmed down a little. Still there but not as bad. I also started taking a probiotic today. I have read that its not easy to get rid of the C Diff bacteria. I pray that I get over this quickly and it doesnt come back. I also pray this is the cause of my constant nausea. I havent worked since i had my GB surgery and i really need to go back to work.

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    I forgot to mention that i feel exhausted and my heart has been racing a little on and off.

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