[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Cipro. Sorry to hear it a Wipes out your good bacteria along with the bad.

Sepsis? HAT

https://pulmccm.org/critical-care-review/hydrocortisone-ascorbic-acid-and-thiamine-hat-therapy-in-sepsis-a-question-answer-with-dr-paul-marik/

Bob; Hope you get it resolved and feel better!

[Bob Ireland]

***Cipro. Sorry to hear it a Wipes out your good bacteria along with the bad***

Yes, any antibiotic can do that... can lead to C-diff. Taking probiotics daily can help. Important is Florastor, a non-bacterial probiotic; as its name implies it is 'floral' and intended for such situations. GI Dr's recommend it.

My theory, for what it is worth, is that the beneficial bacteria help to keep the C-diff in check. When they are depleted the C-diff multiplies.

[Bob Ireland]

I meant to mention, thanks for the material on HAT. I will have to study it. Of course, it is not established that I have sepsis, only that it is possible with a fever that has no obvious cause.

Curious that HAT uses a corticosteroid. Generally in infections steroids are avoided, I suppose because they can strengthen the offending pathogens as well as the patient. I will study the data. I should be OK on vitamin C, take it every day and blood tests have not raised a red flag.

At any rate, I would like to study the procedure. Thanks.

[TXBubba]

Cipro. Sorry to hear it a Wipes out your good bacteria along with the bad.
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Take an over the counter probiotic with it. Always take them with antibiotics.