I personally have not had it, but have known several people who have and
it can be quite difficult to eradicate!   Miserable thing to have!!!

You might want to try some probiotics with what ever the doctor has rx'd
for the situation.

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Donna
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1.)   ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we
call them FRIENDS......

2.)    May God's richest blessings be
upon you both today and
throughout the year.
May His blessings flow through
you to touch the lives of
everyone you meet.

i don't know.   but it sure doesn't sound like a pleasant situation to be
in.  ((((((((((((((polly))))))))))

kate
Hi, not sure that is the correct spelling.
Has anyone ever had it and if so, how long did it take to get over it?
In case you are not familiar with it, it is an infection in the colon
caused by using antibiotics.

Polly

Hi Polly,
I've treated this many times.  It is actually what Logan had when he
was three.  He was very very ill.  That said, Vancomycin and
metronidazole are the most common treatments.  They work about 20% of
the time.  Many allopathic physicians will recommend massive doses of
probiotics.  However you probably would want to go with the more
"designer" probiotics like Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus
bulgaricus, and S thermophilus .  There are some good articles and a
few randomized studied that support that but I'm out the door and
don't have time to do the research.  I'll email you sites when I get
back.  RIght off the bat, I think Medscape did a good synopsis of one
study probably in the summer of 2007 (remember reading it right after
we got the new and now gone bed and breakfast so look for June or July
2007.

Just some thoughts for now-I'll reply further this evening or
tomorrow.

m