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A member asked:
Mom is 13 days post op in fl hospital now with severe diarrhea from incarcerated incisional hernia repair by laparoscopic open surgery .vancomycin?
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Not sure: What the question is. If your mom has infectious bacterial colitis with diarrhea diagnosed by proper testing, then yes antibiotics such as vancomycin or Flagyl may be prescribed. Usually immodium is avoided if there is infectious colitis causing diarrhea.
Answered 11/26/2016
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? C dif enterocoliti: Often prolonged peri-operative antibiotics adversely affect the bacterial content of the colon resulting in an overgrowth of a bug called clostridium difficile. This causes inflammation of the colon lining with resultant severe diarrhea. Stool culture/sample is needed to make/confirm the diagnosis. But if diagnostic tests are +, vancomycin and/or Flagyl (metronidazole) are appropriate treatment.
Answered 6/25/2014
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C diff ?: Diarrhea is not a common complication form hernia surgery. Was any bowel resected. ? If not consider infections of the colon such as c diff. Vanco is one Med. There are others as well. MDs should know
Answered 3/19/2017
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