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.
âIn people taking an antibiotic, also taking a probiotic reduced the risk of developing C. diff. by two-thirds,â says Joshua Goldenberg, ND, a naturopathic physician at the Northshore Family Practice in Kenmore, Washington, and co-author of a Cochrane Library Review on the subject. âThat is quite impressive.