People who take opioids for pain relief for extended periods of time may need higher doses to ease their pain. They may develop tolerance to the drug and experience withdrawal symptoms if the medication is abruptly stopped. They become physically dependent on the drug.
Antibiotics most likely to cause C. diff infections are clindamycin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, and cephalosporins, and to a lesser extent, penicillin, erythromycin, and quinolones.
C.diff is an intestinal infection that occurs most often in hospitalized patients after treatment with broadspectrum antibiotics. Treatments for C.diff include Flagyl (metronidazole) and oral vancomycin. Typical dose of oral vancomycin is 125mg four times a day for 10 -14 days.