Re: I'm switched: just got home from the hospital

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Cynce, Mike was on it for a week a month ago.....off it for two weeks and

now back on it.....I can not handle the smell of his fluffs LOL Man, they

are worse than mine!

Judie

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The problem is Mike has lost his sense of smell so he has no idea how

offensive the smell is! And I refuse to live with it LOL

Yeah hes tried devrom.....doesnt work at all! Flagyl has been the very best

so far........

Will find out more from Dr Welker when we see him Friday if it can be taken

long term or what......

Judie

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, I have no advice for you because I haven't had

the surgery yet but I wanted to say congrats to you

for coming through the surgery and for being home.

Take care,

dee

--- lonbelgravia@... wrote:

I arrived home from Mt.Sinai today. I was switched

with Dr. Gagner. > It is so good to be home after

almost a week in the hospital.

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[Guest guest]

Flagyl/metronidazole is an antiinfective (antibiotic) that can not be

taken for long lengths of time. Generally the course of treatment (3-

14 days) can't be repeated for 4-6 weeks. It works to kill an

assortment of intestinal (and sometimes heart, joint, bone or

respiratory tract) infections.

Although the organisms that cause the odor can recur, if it is going

to work, it should do so during the time it is given. Remember that

all organizsm are smart enough to learn how to resist the particular

mechanizm of most antibiotics and antiinfectives. And drug resistant

organisms are not what we want or need.

The problem with odors that are not responsive to Flagyl are

sometimes responsive to Devrom, Beano, Lactase products or diet

changes.

Will be intersted in what the good Dr Welker has to say about this.

in Seattle

> I will be curious to hear from Welker if it can be taken long term

so I can

> tell my PCP.

> Cynce

> Re: I'm switched: just got home from the

hospital

> > The problem is Mike has lost his sense of smell so he has no idea

how offensive the smell is! And I refuse to live with it LOL

Yeah hes tried devrom.....doesnt work at all! Flagyl has been the

very best so far........

> > Will find out more from Dr Welker when we see him Friday if it

can be taken long term or what......

> > Judie

[Guest guest]

Judy,

My doc wants us to continue taking 1 a day (flagyl) indefinitely to

act as a prophylactic for gas-forming bacteria. I'll be honest.. I

took 1 a day for around a week, then just loaded up on the acidophilus

& bulgaricus instead of continuing with flagyl.. and I pass only small

amounts of gas, only when I have a BM (and they are not nearly so bad

as preflagyl). Has Mike taken the acidophilus? Might help to reduce

the smell if he loaded up on " good " bacteria after the flagyl. Just a

thought?

Hugs,

Liane

> Cynce, Mike was on it for a week a month ago.....off it for two

weeks and

> now back on it.....I can not handle the smell of his fluffs LOL

Man, they

> are worse than mine!

>

> Judie