@LizAdair posted:I. He also said no to Cipro and okay'd Flagyl--although when I suggested doing an alternative antibiotic, like amoxicillan, he said that would be even better. I actually forgot to ask him about the high dose VSL, but I will probably just hold off on taking it and bring a packet with me to my first appointment so he can actually look it over in person
@Elif I was specifically responding to this post. She spoke to her doctor who presumably knows she is pregnant and commented on the alternative treatment options she presented. Almost every one of 4 pouch specialists I have had think very little of VSL3 or Visbiome as a treatment for active pouchitis. The bottom line is whether the symptoms are tolerable, such that she can fool around and experiment as is being suggested here. If someone who is pregnant has intolerable active pouchitis I would be less than enthusiastic about recommending probiotics as a treatment.
I am also not appreciating what the risk would be in using Xifaxin which is not systemically absorbed and stays in the gut.