MC triggered by bacterial infection.. what works for u??

kenvh · Post by **kenvh** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:54 am

Hi

I am New here and i am reading a lot here.
Very interesting stuff.

My most curious in People WHO have MC and have the Same trigger type as Me.
My MC is triggered by campylobacter!100% Sure.
SO i am hoping that People here that also have bacterial trigger as onset of MC can help Me.

I have some questions for those People WHO did get MC by bacteria..

1. What helps u the most? Does doet or meds help u? Df and gf?

2. Are u doing better now? How long did It take?

Greets ken

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:38 am

Mmmm aside from those who have medication induced mc, that when they cease the med, the mc settles down quickly, I don't think there is any major differences to the healing journey if your mc was triggered by bacteria, or the many other triggers we have seen.

As a general way of answering your question, if you read the posts in the success stories area, this will give you great info about, how they got well, and how long it took.

As people get their lives back they don't visit the board as much, so reading posts and using the search function may be a better option to seeing how others did it.

Chemgirl · Post by **Chemgirl** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:37 am

I think my MC "may" have been triggered by an infection.

I would get upset stomach and D fairly often since I was a kid so I think I may have always had sensitivities to some extent.

Fast forward to my 30th birthday vacation and it literally hit the fan. Was stuck in the bathroom, crazy stomach noises etc. I get home and 2 weeks later I'm still stuck in the bathroom and my husband takes me to the ER. They give me antibiotics and I start to feel a bit better. About half way through the course of antibiotics I get significantly worse, turns out I also had an H Pylori infection that was resistant to the original course of antibiotics.

Anyway long story, but I was eventually diagnosed with gastritis due to H Pylori as well as Collagenous Colitis. I did start to feel better with antibiotics, but the D didn't totally go away. Antibiotics did make it so that I could function again and go to work, so that's a plus. I still had to change my diet to get back to normal. It was at least 6 months before my trips to the bathroom were anywhere close to normal. It was a little over a year for all of the fatigue etc. to fully dissipate. I used to cycle competitively, and I'm only now (will be 2 years in September) back to how I was before this all started.

So I think it will take time for you to heal and you will probably have to always watch what you eat. You will get there though.

kenvh · Post by **kenvh** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 12:08 pm

THX. Appreciate It! I hope i Will restore My gut too!
I hope i get more positive replies from People whos mc was triggered by An infection.
It's Great To year u feel normal again!

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:26 pm

HI Ken,
After gauging myself after going thru two rounds of antibiotics the month of June I'd have to say that I feel my body was going thru a bacterial war with itself and after those rounds that's when I noticed a considerable difference in my BM's from a 7 to a 5 and my general overall feeling of wellbeing about myself. I am taking a good dose of Probiotic (Dr. Mercola.com) for a couple weeks in hopes of introducing some better flora into my gut along with the daily intro of bacteria that I subject myself to everyday. With these changes I am hoping the LC quiets down even more and my gut continues to keep healing.

I continue to stay GF, DF, SF and EggFree.

kenvh · Post by **kenvh** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:10 pm

I was from the Idea that anti biotics even aggrevate MC more?! Anti biotics kills the Whole gut. Doesnt It makes the mc worse??

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 3:34 pm

In my case it seems I had so much 'wrong' bacteria in my system I feel it allowed a yeast overgrowth, and a sinusitis infection that led to my lymph nodes becoming infected I was completely miserable and getting worse. Once I corrected the 'wrong' bacteria and knocked it back a notch or two in combination with my 'safe foods' I feel more in control of my body again. I feel as if I have cleaned some toxins out of my body at this point and are re-introducing a better way of life to my cells.

If some have aggravated their MC along the way by clearing out bacteria in their gut they may have gotten ahold of an antibody that wasn't helping deal with the right bacteria and they may react to certain antibiotics. I don't suggest taking an antibody if it is not warranted, in lots of cases it does not help. In my specific case it seems to have been what I needed at this time. When the mucus turns green it is a sure sign of bad bacteria flourishing

and that is where I ended up.

I also had an overgrowth of Candida Albicans (yeast infection) before all the sinus stuff hit me, I no longer have the cotton mouth feeling after the antibiotics and the infections are gone. Ground zero for me now and low sugar diet will help me insure I tone back the yeast issue.

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:33 pm

I grew up moving around overseas and had traveler's diarrhea and parasites more times than I wish to remember. They definitely triggered my "IBS" years before the massive D of MC hit. That did not have a specific trigger. I've enjoyed temporary remission from the colonoscopy cleanse and taking antibiotics, so at least in my case, I think my MC is caused by an attack on a specific resident gut bacteria that I can't get rid of. Spore form probiotics are helping me.

Tarleigh · Post by **Tarleigh** » Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:13 pm

I think mine has been triggered by a gut imbalance as I have tried cutting out foods that may caused a problem then slowing adding them back and nothing seems to make a difference but then tried the IBS probiotics and they are working. So why my body had the imbalance in the first place ???

Lilja · Post by **Lilja** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:16 am

Erica P-G wrote:HI Ken,
After gauging myself after going thru two rounds of antibiotics the month of June I'd have to say that I feel my body was going thru a bacterial war with itself and after those rounds that's when I noticed a considerable difference in my BM's from a 7 to a 5 and my general overall feeling of wellbeing about myself. I am taking a good dose of Probiotic (Dr. Mercola.com) for a couple weeks in hopes of introducing some better flora into my gut along with the daily intro of bacteria that I subject myself to everyday. With these changes I am hoping the LC quiets down even more and my gut continues to keep healing.

I continue to stay GF, DF, SF and EggFree.

When you talk about BMs 7 and 5, you refer to the Bristol Stool Chart?

http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/1 ... X0hqtaI%3D

Lilia