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How long after stopping antibiotics are safe from getting c.diff? any thing to do to prevent from starting? been taking florastor.

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Prevention: Probiotics like florastor are the thing to use to help speed this process along after a course of antibiotics. Also - pen vk has a fairly low risk for causing c. Diff.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

10 weeks: C. Difficile diarrhea can start as late as 10 weeks after stopping antibiotic treatment. Probiotics do decrease the incidence of antibiotic associated and c. Difficile diarrhea.

Answered 4/28/2016

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