I am a 48 year old male recently diagnosed with UC. No known family history and I'm convinced that my UC is a direct result of being prescribed clyndamicin for a nasty stye that developed into a quick moving staph infection. Shortly thereafter I developed C-Diff. 2 14 day regimens of Flagyl and things got better, but not the same... 15 months later, C-Diff again. 14 day Flagyl, then 14 day Vancomicin and infection was gone verified by stool test, but bloody stool remained. Colonoscopy with biopsy confirms UC. During this 6 mo period from 2nd C-Diff to UC diagnosis, I was popping 25B CFL multi-strain probiotics like candy. No use.
Seems clear what the issue is. The unique blend of human bacteria in my gut is gone. No amount of probiotics can 100% replace the human bacteria. I see all these non-US sites with UC/IBD people talking about achieving instant results with Fecal Transplants, but alas, in the US, it's not yet a federally approved treatment, so, what - we suffer as a result? Or we pop all these pills as a band-aid, resigning ourselves to the fact that UC is a life sentence? This can't be. Has anyone had experience with Fecal Transplants? Know of any decent non-US facilities? Might be worth a trip to the UK for treatment - just sayin' Thoughts? -Currently in flare, 2nd week trying Colestipol 1gm 3x day + 2 hyoscyamine tablets/day for the flare; maintenance is Uceris 9mg pill/1x day + Mesalamine 1.2gm - 4 tablets/1x day. Maintenance was working until I learned the hard way that one cannot eat blackberries anymore with UC. There is no one size fits all "eat this, not that" for UC patients, is there? Unknown when current flare will ease as not much improvement yet
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