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Posted 10/17/2014 6:26 PM (GMT -5)
Hi gang,
I have d.difficile and I've been on Vanco since Wednesday. I think the Vanco is slowing down the D, but I'm getting nauseous after I eat. I'm assuming it's a side effect of the Vanco, unless it is the c.diff itself. Anyone know how long the nausea lasts? Will my body adjust to it? I have phenargan in the house but it puts me to sleep. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Posted 10/17/2014 6:34 PM (GMT -5)
Sorry gumby, I have no advice on the nausea. My husband didn't feel nauseous on the vancomycin. If vancomycin is making you feel bad, there is a newer more narrow spectrum antibiotic called fidaxomycin on the market that perhaps you can ask your doc about switching to? It is supposed to be better than vancomycin in preventing cdiff recurrence.

I hope you feel better soon!
Posted 10/17/2014 9:10 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks PV. I'm going to wait through the week-end and see if the nausea gets better with time. I think the last time I had c.diff I was nauseated all the time before I was finally diagnosed. I can't quite figure out if the Vanco or the c.diff infection itself is the culprit.
Posted 10/18/2014 6:29 PM (GMT -5)
Ugh, I always get nauseated with vanco and have a horrible taste in my mouth. But c. diff. does it, too. Could you ask for a script of dissolvable zofran?
Posted 10/18/2014 7:05 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks scifi,
The nausea is better today, but if it comes back I'll ask for the Zofran. Can you remember how long it takes on Vanco for symptoms to subside? I'm on day 4 of Vanco....I'm not having liquid D, but I've pooped around 20 times today, little bits at a time with very foul odor. It's exhausting. Is this normal and am I not being patin enough? I am on 125 mg of Vanco 4 times a day and he wants me to take Vanco for a month. If it doesn't slow down by Monday, I think I'll call the doc.
Posted 10/19/2014 4:02 PM (GMT -5)
Gumby, I am so sorry you have that stupid c-diff!! It was the absolute worst thing I think I have been through yet and that is saying a lot considering all my issues. Hopefully it will resolve fast for you on the Vancomycin. Are you taking the probiotic Florastor? If not, consider adding 4 per day.  I got that advice here on the forum and it saved my life. That is what helped me finally, after four months, resolve the c-diff. I had several rounds of Vancomycin but it kept returning until I started the Florastor . It is available at Walgreens.

Sorry about your nausea.  I didn't have the nausea so I cant speak for that, sorry. I had a ton of other issues from Vanc including ear ringing that has never resolved to this day.

Be good to yourself and get plenty of rest and fluids. I ended up in the ER several times even after giving myself several IVs during my long bout with that devil c-diff.

Take care!!

Posted 10/19/2014 4:19 PM (GMT -5)
It's hard for me to say - antibiotics, no matter which kind, always give me nausea and D that's really smelly. So it was hard to tell when the c diff ended and it was just the vanco D! I would say that getting to just little bits at a time is a good sign. c. diff. would always make me flare, so I would also need a burst of pred to help out as well. Florastor is awesome as a probiotic. They'll even give it to me as a med in the hospital. It's like a dollar a pill, so when I'm in the hospital I have them give it to me and insurance covers it (hehe).

@pmedic - I have the ear ringing from Vanco as well!
Posted 10/19/2014 4:40 PM (GMT -5)
Hi thanks pmedic and scifi,
I think I pooped around 30 times yesterday and it went on all day and night, but the nausea is better. I decided to cut way back on food...only rice and chicken soup, oatmeal, etc. Either that is helping or the antibiotics are kicking in...not sure. I'm supposed to work tomorrow and I don't know if I'll make it. I hate this!! But thanks for your support. I can get very impatient with being ill!!
Posted 10/20/2014 10:23 PM (GMT -5)
Sci-fi- can you find relief from the ringing? Sometimes my ringing is so loud I want to scream. I find it is worse on the days my colon is acting up. How about you?
Posted 10/21/2014 4:09 PM (GMT -5)
I haven't really - I just try to lay down and rest, read or something quiet and not try to drown it out which is my first impulse.
Posted 10/22/2014 2:55 PM (GMT -5)
Grumby--you probably already know that is surely from the vanco-both the nausea & the c-dif. You might end up in a viscous cycle of antibiotics. Get a probiotic and take take right after stopping the vanco-which could be right now. Also-----to stop the diarrhea-get the natural remedy-s-boulardii-it will work almost immediately. You will need to experiment with how much to take. start with one & work your way up-it cannot hurt you. Also-ginger for the nausea----not ginger ale. Health food stores have ginger type candies---work excellently.
Good luck
Posted 10/22/2014 3:06 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks drabert...the nausea is getting better, but I do have Florastor probiotics. Thanks!!
Posted 10/22/2014 3:33 PM (GMT -5)
Florastor-----you should know that is not a typical 'probiotic'-it is technically a yeast & is tremendous for stopping diarrhea----don't be afraid to take a 'bunch'---even split it -several times a day. Take regular probiotic too-they are actually what will fix it.
The nausea is your body releasing a natural chemical to make it so you won't eat because right now it is not ready for food----the stomach wants the regular probiotic.
You are gonna do great!
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