11-16-2012, 10:10 PM
Sounds like she had c. diff or rotavirus. Chances are the antibiotic she took had no relationship to her intestinal infection. (Antibiotics do not have any affect on viruses.) If she has an ear infection, feel free to treat it with the antibiotic the doctor prescribes. If your daughter is still having relapses it might be a good idea to get a stool sample for a culture.
Probiotics may help in replacing bacteria but only minimally. It is extremely unlikely that the antibiotic she was given earlier killed all her good intestinal bacteria. Maybe two weeks of vancomycin and tobramycin together would kill everything (except virurses) in her intestinal tract but only if she quit taking anything by mouth.
Stick with hydration, hydration, hydration. Skip milk for a few more weeks because it can aggravate things.
Probiotics may help in replacing bacteria but only minimally. It is extremely unlikely that the antibiotic she was given earlier killed all her good intestinal bacteria. Maybe two weeks of vancomycin and tobramycin together would kill everything (except virurses) in her intestinal tract but only if she quit taking anything by mouth.
Stick with hydration, hydration, hydration. Skip milk for a few more weeks because it can aggravate things.