Diverticulitis Support Group
Diverticulitis is a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed. Diverticulitis most often affects middle-aged and elderly persons, though it can strike younger patients as...
Help! I had my resection done June 2008 - 15" of lower sigmoid removed. I got C-diff in the hospital and it took months and months before things sort of straightened out.
Lately I have had terrible gas - strong smell of sulfur (and no type of air freshener will help!) - I've tried probiotics, avoiding eggs, broccoli, etc. - and this is driving me crazy!
I'm thinking that maybe it is due to enzymes I might be lacking that arent' breaking down the food - and it is getting fermented or something.
Anyone have this happen? Got any ideas for relief and how to stop the gas? I've tried removing legumes, etc. and nothing seems to help. I smell like a sewer!
Lately I have had terrible gas - strong smell of sulfur (and no type of air freshener will help!) - I've tried probiotics, avoiding eggs, broccoli, etc. - and this is driving me crazy!
I'm thinking that maybe it is due to enzymes I might be lacking that arent' breaking down the food - and it is getting fermented or something.
Anyone have this happen? Got any ideas for relief and how to stop the gas? I've tried removing legumes, etc. and nothing seems to help. I smell like a sewer!
Clostridium difficile (Greek kloster (), spindle, and Latin difficile,[1] difficult), also known as "CDF/cdf", or "C. diff", is a species of Gram-positive bacteria of the genus Clostridium that causes diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics.
While in the hospital they blasted me with antibiotics to avoid infection, but the antibiotics also killed the "good" flora in my guts. It left my body vulnerable and I contracted the C-diff while in the hospital after my resection. Hand sanitizer and washing of hands don't kill it.
Clostridia are anaerobic, spore-forming rods (bacilli).[2] C. difficile is the most serious cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and can lead to pseudomembranous colitis, a severe infection of the colon, often resulting from eradication of the normal gut flora by antibiotics.[3] The C. difficile bacteria, which naturally reside in the body, become overpopulated: The overpopulation is harmful because the bacterium releases toxins that can cause bloating, constipation, and diarrhea with abdominal pain, which may become severe. Latent symptoms often mimic some flu-like symptoms. Often, it can be cured simply by discontinuing the antibiotics responsible.[2] In more serious cases, oral administration of metronidazole or vancomycin is the treatment of choice. Relapses of C. difficile AAD have been reported in up to 20% of cases.