Dang it, you have c.diff
I hope they know to never give you Cipro again as it is probably what caused the c.diff. I don't know how but it is what caused it in me once when I still had my colon so I have to avoid it and don't like taking antibiotics at all. Are you taking Flagyl or Vancomiacin to kill your c.diff? It is so much like everything else it is hard to tell. Plus, without a test or a scope you treat for pouchitis and it with Flagyl and can get rid of it, hopefully, without knowing what you had. It does get worse the longer you do not treat it. You are contagious and this is why I am OCD about washing my hands. You can give it back to yourself as it is a spore based bad bug that can live something like a year on a surface!People also think I'm OCD on this too. Dr. Oz has also said this on his show as well. Everyone PLEASE close the lids on toilets before flushing them. The spray from the flushing can spread up to 6 feet which can spread the c.diff and any other bad stuff on your bathroom vanity, toothbrushes etc. You can infect others this way. I hate it that I can't close the lid in public restrooms. This is one that restaurant workers spread by not washing their hands well enough.
This doesn't mean that everyone coming across c.diff spores gets c.diff infections. It depends on the state of each person's immune system. It seems as mine hasn't/isn't the greatest, no stretch there. People can die from it and if in the hospital they isolate you like you have MRSA. It's caught a lot in the hospital too.
I've been taking Saccharomyces Boulardii+MOS by Jarrow Formulas probiotic to specifically combat c.diff for at least 6 months now and have not had a recurrence. I don't know if it's because of it or because I'm just doing better. I'm going to keep taking it. This probiotic is not expensive and I refrigerate it as soon as I get it. Refrigeration is not necessary but it says on the bottle that it can extend the life. That's my OCD again.
Sorry for writing so much. I'd like for you to benefit from what I've learned the hard way. I hope you are feeling better soon!