Started vancomycin 1 day ago. before that flagyl. still have diarrahea. wats the time frame for meds to work and stop diarrehea. wat if meds don't work?

Needs time: Is the reason for treatment is c. Difficile ? If it is, then discuss with your md the length of treatment and the need to add florastor to your treatment.

Flagyl or Vancomycin: Clostridium difficile colitis is treated with a 10-14 day course of oral Flagyl or vancomycin. Unfortunately relapses occur in 25-30% of treated patients requiring re-treatment. Multiple recurrences are treated witha 6 week vancomycin pulse/taper some add a probiotic s. Boulardii (flora stor), some give a Rifaximin chaser. When these fail, fecal transplant cures 91% of these recalcitrant pts.