
I’m A 54-year-old Woman 200 Pounds 5’8”. I’ve Suffered From

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Hello,
I carefully read your query. Flagyl is a very good drug for C. Difficile infection. Many patients find it difficult to tolerate it because it upsets the stomach. On the other hand it doesn't generally hurt or cause damage to the stomach. It might be easier to tolerate it if you take it after food and not in an empty stomach. Avoid any amount of alcohol while you take it because it causes a reaction with alcohol and make patients have a lot of nausea and stomach upset. Even small amount of liquor in candies can cause this reaction.
Meanwhile taking some omeprazole to quiet down the stomach, 20 mg once a day, and metoclopramide 10 mg 3 times a day might help with the stomach irritation.
Eating 5-6 small meals instead of 3 big ones might be helpful, eating fruit and vegetables (avoid the ones you notice hurt your stomach like acid ones like tomatoes and lemons), drink frequent small amount of water and avoid alcohol, smoking, coffee. Avoid fast foods, fried and spicy food.
Meanwhile you will need to wait for the biopsy report as it may tell a lot about the cause of diarrhea and the proper treatment.
I hope this answers to your query and is helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj,
General and Family Physician

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