Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It basically shreds your colon. It is usually caused when antibiotics kill everything in the colon except the C-diff. It is very difficult to treat because it is very resistant to antibiotics. It unusually requires a hospital stay and intravenous antibiotics - which are limited in their effectiveness. It is a huge problem that is underreported and it can be deadly. It also has a high recurrence rate. A person that has had it once will usually always have problems with it.

This may sound gross to most people, but the only way to successfully treat it is by fecal transplant. Yes... you read that right - a fecal transplant. Unfortunately, most allopathically trained clinicians know nothing about it and if they do, they will not recommend it for a variety of reasons. So, people just continue to suffer with their guts.

Every case of C-diff I have come across was due to antibiotic usage. I always give very strict instructions when prescribing antibiotics on the rare occasion a script is necessary. A good probiotic supplement is absolutely necessary. Most clinicians tell patients to eat yogurt with their antibiotics. What a joke. Most of the store bought high sugar garbage in the stores should not even be called yogurt. In addition there is not enough bacteria in yogurt to populate what for most people is an already altered and abnormal gut flora.

The best treatment for C-diff is to never get it. Therefore, limit use of antibiotics - especially when over 60 years old. If one must take an antibiotic a good probiotic should be taken at least two hours after the antibiotic for the duration of the script. Then, they must be continued at least a few weeks to a month after the antibiotic is finished. This is the only way to restore the gut flora. It will not normalize on its own. Americans do not have a palate for fermented foods so there is no other way to put bacteria in the gut to keep all the bad actors in check.

I hope that helps. Thanks for asking.

Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It basically shreds your colon. It is usually caused when antibiotics kill everything in the colon except the C-diff. It is very difficult to treat because it is very resistant to antibiotics. It unusually requires a hospital stay and intravenous antibiotics - which are limited in their effectiveness. It is a huge problem that is underreported and it can be deadly. It also has a high recurrence rate. A person that has had it once will usually always have problems with it.

This may sound gross to most people, but the only way to successfully treat it is by fecal transplant. Yes... you read that right - a fecal transplant. Unfortunately, most allopathically trained clinicians know nothing about it and if they do, they will not recommend it for a variety of reasons. So, people just continue to suffer with their guts.

Every case of C-diff I have come across was due to antibiotic usage. I always give very strict instructions when prescribing antibiotics on the rare occasion a script is necessary. A good probiotic supplement is absolutely necessary. Most clinicians tell patients to eat yogurt with their antibiotics. What a joke. Most of the store bought high sugar garbage in the stores should not even be called yogurt. In addition there is not enough bacteria in yogurt to populate what for most people is an already altered and abnormal gut flora.

The best treatment for C-diff is to never get it. Therefore, limit use of antibiotics - especially when over 60 years old. If one must take an antibiotic a good probiotic should be taken at least two hours after the antibiotic for the duration of the script. Then, they must be continued at least a few weeks to a month after the antibiotic is finished. This is the only way to restore the gut flora. It will not normalize on its own. Americans do not have a pallet for fermented foods so there is no other way to put bacteria in the gut to keep all the bad actors in check.

I hope that helps. Thanks for asking.

Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It basically shreds your colon. It is usually caused when antibiotics kill everything in the colon except the C-diff. It is very difficult to treat because it is very resistant to antibiotics. It unusually requires a hospital stay and intravenous antibiotics - which are limited in their effectiveness. It is a huge problem that is underreported and it can be deadly. It also has a high recurrence rate. A person that has had it once will usually always have problems with it.

This may sound gross to most people, but the only way to successfully treat it is by fecal transplant. Yes... you read that right - a fecal transplant. Unfortunately, most allopathically trained clinicians know nothing about it and if they do, they will not recommend it for a variety of reasons. So, people just continue to suffer with their guts.

Every case of C-diff I have come across was due to antibiotic usage. I always give very strict instructions when prescribing antibiotics on the rare occasion a script is necessary. A good probiotic supplement is absolutely necessary. Most clinicians tell patients to eat yogurt with their antibiotics. What a joke. Most of the store bought high sugar garbage in the stores should not even be called yogurt. In addition there is not enough bacteria in yogurt to populate what for most people is an already altered and abnormal gut flora.

The best treatment for C-diff is to never get it. Therefore, limit use of antibiotics - especially when over 60 years old. If one must take an antibiotic a good probiotic taken at least two hours after the antibiotic for the duration of the script. Then, they must be continued at least a few weeks to a month after the antibiotic is finished. This is the only way to restore the gut flora. It will not normalize on its own. Americans do not have a pallet for fermented foods so there is no other way to put bacteria in the gut to keep all the bad actors in check.

I hope that helps. Thanks for asking.

Clostridioides difficile or C. difficile is a bacterium that causes severe diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon). It basically shreds your colon. It is usually caused when antibiotics kill everything in the colon except the C-diff. It is very difficult to treat because it is very resistant to antibiotics. It unusually requires a hospital stay and intravenous antibiotic - which are limited in their effectiveness. It is a huge problem that is underreported and it can be deadly. It also has a high recurrence rate. A person that has had it once will usually always have problems with it.

This may sound gross to most people, but the only way to successfully treat it is by fecal transplant. Yes... you read that right - a fecal transplant. Unfortunately, most allopathically trained clinicians know nothing about it and if they do, they will not recommend it for a variety of reasons. So, people just continue to suffer with their guts.

Every case of C-diff I have come across was due to antibiotic usage. I always give very strict instructions when prescribing antibiotics on the rare occasion a script is necessary. A good probiotic supplement is absolutely necessary. Most clinicians tell patients to eat yogurt with their antibiotics. What a joke. Most of the store bought high sugar garbage in the stores should not even be called yogurt. In addition there is not enough bacteria in yogurt to populate what for most people is an already altered and abnormal gut flora.

The best treatment for C-diff is to never get it. Therefore, limit use of antibiotics - especially when over 60 years old. If one must take an antibiotic a good probiotic taken at least two hours after the antibiotic for the duration of the script. Then, they must be continued at least a few weeks to a month after the antibiotic is finished. This is the only way to restore the gut flora. It will not normalize on its own. Americans do not have a pallet for fermented foods so there is no other way to put bacteria in the gut to keep all the bad actors in check.

I hope that helps. Thanks for asking.