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antibiotics, particularly ciprofloxacin and clindamycin (one of the worst offenders), together or on their own. C-diff causes explosive diarrhea, can be up to 40 times a day. It can be difficult to treat and get rid of. Sometimes you have to have fecal implants to restore the healthy bacteria. It is the recom- mendation of every physician that when you have C-diff, you also take a probiotic (a combination
of good live bacteria and/or yeasts that naturally live in your body). I would go further and advise you take a live strain bacteria that has to be refrigerated, because you’ll get more benefit from the live bacteria than something off the shelf.
10. I’ve got C-diff but none of the doctors said anything about taking probiotics. Why aren’t they teaching patients what to do?
} Most of the younger doctors do recommend it. And you can contact the hospital’s patient advocate about your concerns.
Jeopardy Winner:
Congrats to Maxine Borovoy who won our OASC Jeopardy.
‘She’s the first to win OASC’s new Hang Loose coffee coaster custom- designed by Kate Noel Boutique. What’s it mean? We’re borrowing some surfer slang to affirm Ostomates let it all hang loose!
The meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.
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