I want to share something cause I wish I someone would have told me. Early spring of last year I began to feel bad. I thought I had a bug or maybe even food poisoning. I went to many doctors who did not know what I had and even ended up going to Puerto Rico since my adoptive parents are doctors and felt they could help. After a month over there and no relief or diagnosis I had to come back to my husband and kids.
In September I found a gastro who did a colonoscopy but the results came back as "I did not find anything wrong. You had a few polyps which I burned but everything else seems normal." I broke down in tears and was pissed because I knew I was not imagining this. About a week later he calls and says "I know what you have" I sat up and said "Ok, tell me" he said "you have C Diff. It is a bacterial infection in your intestines which is hard to detect but very dangerous and hard to treat" I once again broke down but from some relief in knowing WHAT I had!
This is what C Diff is http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/c-difficile/DS00736
It is diagnosed by stool samples (not fun to do but just wait, it gets worst.) He started me immediately on a medicine called Flagyl. 2 weeks of this antibiotic and I was feeling better but it did not last. I went back a few weeks ago because I can barely stand with out feeling a "passing out" feeling and my stomach feels like it is about to burst. Once again I was given this medicine but this time it seemed to not be doing anything but making me feel worst. My regular doc thought I had a sinus inf but no lady no.
Last night I ended up in the ER. 4 IV tries later, finally they got a vein, got some pain med and nausea med. I felt some relief for a few minutes but they had me eat once more to see how I felt and puketastic! was the result. ER doc called GI and they believe this time they need to take another approach to this condition. Now as I lay there in the bed and hubby waits impatiently so we can gtfo of the hosp doc comes back and says "There is a treatment that has the best results in getting rid of this" so I am like "lay it on me doc" the next words that came out of his mouth had me almost falling off the bed, "The procedure is called Fecal Bacteriotherapy which basically means a poop transplant" SAY WHAT?! A poop transplant?!
They insert tubes via nose and mouth to go down in to the tum and yeah put poo inside of you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_bacteriotherapy What it is.
Now I have to go to the GI later on and discuss the treatment and while it seems and gah it's gross, it may be the only thing that will help me. I am sorry about sharing this but I am not because I do not want anyone to go through what I have been through, the pain, suffering, spending ridiculous amts of $$$ on docs with out any results or treatment. If you click on the link you will see the symptoms and I hope to have helped someone or perhaps know in case if not you but someone you love seems to be going through the same thing.
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i'm here for you and praying for your speedy recovery to health!! <3

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