I was still on vanco when I did the FMT. In fact, I just finished my last dose about a week ago. I was on a taper of the vanco after getting the FMT (125 four times daily for five days, then three...
I was in the hospital for two more weeks after the FMT, but that was because they were having trouble transitioning me from IV to oral steroids. It had nothing to do with the fecal transplant. In...
Jen, try not to let the fecal transplant scare you. They need to give you those warnings because it's not FDA approved and because you're being exposed to a human "product". When pharmaceutical...
I wish I had known this about the high dose vanco! All three times they gave it to me, I never took more than 125mg every 6 hours. Although antibiotics suck, the nice thing about vancomycin is that...
I had to take time off of work as well. I had to use all of my sick/vacation time, and I am lucky that I qualified for short term disability to help pay the bills. My work has been amazing and has...
Jen, you certainly could be having a flare AND C. diff at the same time... that's what happened to me. Most likely the C. diff is what set off the flare, although it is possible you started with a...
I use L-glutamine for my ulcerative colitis (which I believe is linked to leaky gut), and it is the only supplement I have ever taken where I actually noticed a night-and-day change in my symptoms....
Jen, I would consider getting a second opinion from another GI doctor. I live in Maine, and for 6 weeks my story was pretty identical to yours in terms of not responding to antibiotics, and it wasn't...
I'm a bit late to the party, but I wanted to share my recent experience with C. diff and ulcerative colitis, with the hope that it will help someone else in a similar situation. I am about to be...