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My mother spits back her oral feeds. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, My mom has had issues with eating. She has a PEG tube, which was placed for this reason. She does not vomit the tube feeding, but she spits back up what she takes orally. Whatever food she takes, it comes back and is full of phlegm. She is an end stage COPD patient and BiPAP dependent. Wh... Read Full »
Dr. Kagathara Happy Kumar Devkaranbhai
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per your mother's history, there are two different infections. They are Clostridium difficile infection and yeast infection. The site of yeast infection is not mentioned in the question, though esophageal yeast infection is common. C.difficile coli... Read Full »
Is Plaquenil beneficial in C.difficile colitis?
Query: Hello doctor,My mother was diagnosed with systemic sclerosis (CREST). Her main symptoms have been Raynaud's and esophageal issues. She also has Alzheimer's and a history of recurrent C.diff colitis. She took Plaquenil for several years and her CREST symptoms appeared stable. So, when her rheumatolog... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your mother's history and she has had a tough path. Plaquenil (Hydroxychloroquine) at this stage will not help her scleroderma much, especially the esophagus, which is already dilated with no motility. This is one of the few conditions of scler... Read Full »
How likely am I to infect people with C. difficle while at work?
Query: Hello doctor, How likely is it that I might unwittingly cause people to be infected/ colonized with some harmful microbe (for example, C. difficile) while at work? I have been having some serious anxiety issues from thinking and worrying about this. I have been working in a restaurant for the past o... Read Full »
Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed Abdelrahman Abouibrahim
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Clostridium difficile infection is of two types: 1. Symptomatic (causing diarrhea mainly): which is either due to transmission through infected food and contaminated hands or after antibiotic therapy. 2. Asymptomatic carrier (like your case). You have to perform clos... Read Full »
Why does my diarrhea get severe after taking the tablet Keflex?
Query: Hello doctor,I have recently had diarrhea with a golden brown watery stool. This happened after I had surgery to remove a fatty cyst. The incision became infected with Staphylococcus, and so my doctor prescribed me Keflex. After taking Keflex, I have severe diarrhea. I took two tablets of Imodium an... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for the query. I can understand your concern. According to your statement, you have been suffering from diarrhea with golden brown watery stool. And you are taking tablet Keflex (Cephalexin) for skin and soft tissue infections. According to the pic... Read Full »