I talked to my Dr. yesterday and described to him what was going on. He first suggested continuing Cipro for 2 weeks with VSL #3. I had never taken VSL #3 but have read a lot of good things about it. I was leary of continuing the Cipro since 30 days of it didn't fully resolve the issue whereas my normal bouts were resolved in 10-14 days. I asked him about Flagyl and he jumped at it thinking it was a good idea to try that for 3 weeks. 250mg 3x/day and still do the VSL.
Before we got off the phone, I asked about possibilities of stricture or septum. He didn't think this was likely since my last scope (November 2013) didn't show any signs of this. Albeit 18 months ago, I wasn't going to argue whether such issues can occur within that time period.
Took first 2 doses of the Flagyl yesterday and felt improvement already. No accident last night! More gas now though but seems having it helps me empty a little better. The VSL will be avail at the Pharm today but insurance doesn't cover it. I'm going with it anyway. Hope this all works but leary I would need to stay on the VSL indefinitely considering its cost. Also, not too happy about no alcohol with the Flagyl but I'll take the good with the bad considering this may work.