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Cdiff and fecal transplants
Yes, I have done some looking at the fecal transplant info. I was worried initially that I might get reoccuring Cdiff. The transplants do work to stop the reoccurance. I have been using probiotics and lots of kefir which has done the job for me. I doubt that anyone really gets rid of Cdiff even with the transplant. An otherwise healthy bacterial load keeps the Cdiff in check. I know that if you get a GI upset, they recommend NOT testing for Cdiff as you are surely a Cdiff carrier and will test positive. Yet, your GI problem may be due to eating contaminated food which has nothing to do with Cdiff.
I am wondering whether the toxin level during an active overload can damage the bone marrow system. The newest version of Cdiff produces 10x the levels of the previous types. The toxin causes serious overall illness not just the diarrhea which leads to dehydration. The toxin can cause a hole in the colon. For people over 65 fatalities are very common. The number of cases has increased dramatically in the last 12-16 months. CDC issued a warning re Cdiff back in early April.
There is a certain irony if I survived Cdiff only to be a MDS fatality.
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Carol, age 75, diagnosed with MDS 9/2012, on wait and watch, recently had blood values drop probably due to Arimixdex, values coming back, but still serious fatigue, recent bone marrow text showed only 2% blasts
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