BC got what it is right. It is an intestinal infection. IT is more than the normal upset stomach.
It is severely contagious. I am learning more about C-diff than I ever thought I would. It can be deadly.
While probiotics are good they do not always work to restore the "good" bacteria to ones gut.
Some antibiotics can make it worse, they kill the good stuff and the bad stuff stays. Our stomachs are a delicate balance of good and evil bacteria. In my wives case the bad is running wild and the good is nearly non-existent.
My wife is a hospice nurse so she visits people that are dying and extremely sick in their homes. nursing homes and hospitals. ( Yeah, I was shocked to find out hospitals use specialist nurses too). She is accredited by some national hospice health care organization, so she knows what she is doing she is constantly in training and going to schools.
She most likely got it from a patient they have no idea which one, or if she did for sure. From what I understand it can enter a person and start to grow slowly until it finally overpowers and knocks you down. She could have got it anytime in the last month. Many of her patients can have it at the end. Many are not here today that were a month ago, so there is no way to tell for sure.
She ate 2 yogurts a day as a preventive before she got infected. One for breakfast and one was her lunch. Yogurt while good does not prevent it in all cases.
I have to clean and disinfect the entire home. NO one else is allowed into the house right now. Cleaning is not my Forte'! This is killing me, I have so much outdoor work to do and am stuck in here cleaning. When I got home from the hospital I cleaned all the doorknobs and bathrooms with chlorine bleach. I am starting the kitchen today.
Anyways that is the story of what is happening here. I am sorry if I painted a "poor me" picture. I am glad you asked about her and appreciate the well wishes.
I will try to not mention it again. I want to get back to the threads theme.. MUSHROOMS!!
I had to go buy new bedding last night. All the old bedding has to go. The bacteria can live up to a year in clothing and blankets. I am going to try and save as much as I can by washing/soaking it in a chlorine soak.