A Mom Ate Chicken Burrito From A Suspicious Restaurant. This Is What Happened To Her Gut.

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    Patient DC by Kazia Steele, PA Tristyn Smith and Mike Burling
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    Music by @Lifeformed ► lifeformed.bandcamp.com
    Medicine ► • Medicine
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    Timestamps:
    0:00 Good 🌯 Burrito
    0:31 Gotta 😳 go 😳 fast
    1:30 Where did it 🦷 go?
    2:24 Bacteria 🦠 good?
    3:42 Bacteria 🦠 good.
    4:47 The right bacteria 🦠 rly good
    5:46 What if the wrong species 😳 is growing?
    6:33 A wild headache 😩 appears
    7:16 Something was 🚽 different
    7:51 Bacteria 🦠 coulda been good, but now what?
    9:42 Not the species 😨 you want...
    11:58 Banana 🍌 good
    13:43 A medicolegal 🩺 rationale
    16:26 The Swiss Cheese 🧀 Model (of errors like this one)
    16:56 I thought I was ok 😃 but now ???
    These cases are patients who I, or my colleagues have seen. They are de-identified and many instances have been presented in more depth in an academic setting. These videos are not individual medical advice and are for general educational purposes only. I do not give medical advice over the internet.
    References:
    Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B: Insights into Pathogenic Properties and Extraintestinal Effects. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
    C. diff survivor and advocate shares her story. blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/...
    Aetiology of antimicrobial-agent-associated colitis pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/85818/
    Colitis associated with clindamycin therapy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1202637/
    Clostridioides difficile infection in adults: Treatment and prevention. UpToDate. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.
    Clostridioides difficile infection in adults: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis. UpToDate. Accessed 25 Oct 2023.
    Gut microbiome modulates response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma patients. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
    Intestinal microbiota signatures of clinical response and immune-related adverse events in melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 www.nature.com/articles/s4159....
    Gut microbiome is associated with the clinical response to anti-PD-1 based immunotherapy in hepatobiliary cancers. jitc.bmj.com/content/9/12/e00...
    Gut Microbiota in Anxiety and Depression: Unveiling the Relationships and Management Options. www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/16/4/565
    Clostridium difficile colitis following treatment with metronidazole and vancomycin. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
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  • @chubbyemu
    @chubbyemu  7 місяців тому +4534

    burrito 🌯 good

    • @sokrates297
      @sokrates297 7 місяців тому +43

      damnit, you stole the first!

    • @AdroSmiley
      @AdroSmiley 7 місяців тому +17

      Was it though?

    • @tobe6618
      @tobe6618 7 місяців тому +14

      swagalicious

    • @aisizjsjd
      @aisizjsjd 7 місяців тому +7

      mm burito

    • @harerodent453
      @harerodent453 7 місяців тому +25

      Suspicious burrito 😳

  • @abbycross90210
    @abbycross90210 7 місяців тому +5218

    Man, C. diff. is no joke. When my son was 3 he nearly died from it. He was so dehydrated that the paramedics were scared he wasn't going to make it to the hospital. He'd already been to the ER two days before, but they just gave him an Rx, fluids, and discharged him. This time, at a different hospital, they admitted him. Our insurance kept pressuring the hospital to discharge him, but they refused. Thank god they didn't. I will never ever forget that rotting smell.

    • @togfanatic3781
      @togfanatic3781 7 місяців тому +83

      rotting smell ? worst than dead rats ?

    • @YamiHoOu
      @YamiHoOu 7 місяців тому +952

      Wtf insurance company...

    • @_Circus_Clapped_
      @_Circus_Clapped_ 7 місяців тому +506

      this is why you constantly change insurances, they aren't loyal and caring about their recipients

    • @samn6498
      @samn6498 7 місяців тому +588

      ​@@YamiHoOuthe grand ol' US of A

    • @eacalvert
      @eacalvert 7 місяців тому

      ​@@YamiHoOu based on Dr Glackinflecken, probably United Health Care...or Aetna

  • @cecagna
    @cecagna 7 місяців тому +3253

    I'm a stool donor, although I prefer the term fecal philanthropist. I was selected based on my medical history and overall good health/diet. I donate to a nonprofit stool bank that is precisely the sort of place from which DC got her fecal transplant. I encourage any other healthy individuals out there to look into donating stool. You can really help people out there who are suffering from C. difficile, as well as contribute to burgeoning research areas such as the gut microbiome and autoimmune diseases (like Crohn's). And if that hasn't convinced you, I'm paid $50 per poop--excuse me, stool sample.

    • @togfanatic3781
      @togfanatic3781 7 місяців тому +150

      hmm interesting

    • @easytiger6570
      @easytiger6570 7 місяців тому +749

      I can't believe how you twisted being paid for shit, into something based

    • @ThatGuy-sc5rx
      @ThatGuy-sc5rx 7 місяців тому +401

      That's some good shit ! Literally...

    • @AsHellBored
      @AsHellBored 7 місяців тому +182

      my poos are like cottage cheese, but stick to the toilet like napalm. You think they would give me 50$ for that?

    • @TheGIGACapitalist
      @TheGIGACapitalist 7 місяців тому +44

      Dr poop what do you think of Kefir?

  • @VeganAtheistWeirdo
    @VeganAtheistWeirdo 7 місяців тому +871

    Can we give this actor an Oscar? Or some UA-cam version of it? Phenomenal. She managed to convey sooo much without being goofy or corny at all. Please put her in movies, someone.

    • @lgbtqia-pride-is-wrong
      @lgbtqia-pride-is-wrong 6 місяців тому

      Actress

    • @RA-lu6mb
      @RA-lu6mb 6 місяців тому +101

      Her name is Kazia Steele. She has an IMDB page.

    • @LIVEFRMNYC
      @LIVEFRMNYC 6 місяців тому +33

      I would have over acted this role. 💩💩💩🤣🤣🤣

    • @dwalinfundinson
      @dwalinfundinson 6 місяців тому +17

      I am not here for non-goofy or non-corny acting.

    • @kamelhaj6850
      @kamelhaj6850 2 місяці тому +4

      She had me feeling so sorry for her predicament!

  • @iankemp2627
    @iankemp2627 7 місяців тому +806

    Wish I could like this video more than once. You covered antibiotic misuse, the gut microbiome, the gut-brain link, and fecal transplants in a simple and understandable manner, and within 20 minutes - all of these are extremely important and in some cases, relatively cutting-edge pieces of information that far too many ordinary people are unaware of. You should be proud of the fact that you are doing such good work in spreading medical knowledge!

    • @user255
      @user255 6 місяців тому +21

      Only missed probiotics as preventive measure against antibiotic associated diarrhea.

    • @ImogenShade
      @ImogenShade 6 місяців тому +12

      And prebiotics to feed the good gut bacteria❣️

    • @kayskreed
      @kayskreed 6 місяців тому +8

      This channel is reminder that only well inspected home cooked food will do.

    • @MF99K
      @MF99K 6 місяців тому +4

      I think the biggest frustration I've ever had on internet discourse was when someone claiming to be a doctor tried to disprove the gut-brain link and everyone just assumed she was correct. SO many times my anxiety makes me sick or having a stomach issue causes a panic attack

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 6 місяців тому +3

      ⁠@@kayskreed Absolutely. I’ve only had food poisoning once, and it was from a restaurant. I haven’t eaten food that I haven’t prepared myself since. Knowledge of safe food handling and preparation and preparing your own food are key.

  • @captbloodbeard
    @captbloodbeard 7 місяців тому +1811

    I love it when a video has the "made a FULL recovery" ending. Its always so sad when patients only have partial recoveries, or worse.

    • @miufke_
      @miufke_ 7 місяців тому +7

      Bro is a 5+ cartoon character

    • @MuffinSeeker
      @MuffinSeeker 7 місяців тому +115

      “At autopsy” 😔

    • @Bigmike24743
      @Bigmike24743 7 місяців тому +48

      Pesticide farmer 😢

    • @ericdiaz6568
      @ericdiaz6568 7 місяців тому +22

      Eventually we all going to die. The "happy ending" is temporarily.

    • @greenytoaster
      @greenytoaster 6 місяців тому +5

      what@@miufke_

  • @Cand581
    @Cand581 7 місяців тому +993

    I was always told to finish antibiotics no matter how you feel. Now I see what can happen if you don’t. I’m glad the lady recovered in the story but that’s scary.

    • @armanke13
      @armanke13 7 місяців тому +18

      Yeah.. ahe might have sensitive gut microbiome effect feeling.. but she shouldn't stop just because that feeling

    • @MilnaAlen
      @MilnaAlen 7 місяців тому +14

      Yeah, I have always finished my antibiotics when I have been sick. With the preventative antibiotics after wisdom tooth removal I did manage to take only 2 out of 3 doses a day, but luckily everything was ok. The nerve pain messed up my sleep schedule completely, I was only sleeping 2-4 hours at random times of the day...

    • @deanolium
      @deanolium 7 місяців тому +13

      It really shocks me when you hear about people who stop because they suddenly feel better. Hopefully the information that you have to do the whole course becomes more public knowledge since it's so important for public health

    • @MonsieurArlequin
      @MonsieurArlequin 7 місяців тому +9

      This is why I always ask the doctor if it's possible not to take antibiotics.

    • @quartzmerlin
      @quartzmerlin 7 місяців тому +32

      @@ImTheMasterInMotion You risk creating antibiotic resistant bacteria which you won't notice until they start multiplying out of control. The chance is always slim, but when it does happen you will suffer for it.

  • @blahdeeblahblahblahblah3002
    @blahdeeblahblahblahblah3002 6 місяців тому +355

    The actor was too good and gave me massive empathy. The ones who overexaggerate are funny to watch and you forget how horrific the scenario is 😂

    • @mallmax8015
      @mallmax8015 6 місяців тому +8

      I agree

    • @MsSkyeline
      @MsSkyeline 4 місяці тому +8

      I recently watched the one with the guy wiggling like he’s having a seizure while a pile of empty cup’o noodles containers are on his chest. It made me lol.

  • @ex-navyspook
    @ex-navyspook 7 місяців тому +95

    C. Diff is no joke. I worked as a patient-care helper for a bit in a ward with older people who had mental decline (alzheimers, dementia, etc). The cases I really didn't look forward to were the C. Diff patients. You're already working with groups of people who have trouble getting out of bed, with the added problem of explosive diarrhea. Lots of changed bedsheets, lots of walking people to the bathroom, lots of cleaning floors and toilets when they didn't quite make it...and the smell is definitely different. Had to be very patient. Some of those people were so far gone, they really didn't even know what was happening to them, just that it was bad, it hurt (nothing like watching a WWII veteran cry because of the pain...terrible), and they were so confused...heartbreaking.
    I was let go after about two months after having a flashback and started cursing like the Sailor I was; turns out hearing people yelling, "Help me!", the smell of urine, feces, blood, vomit, and other bodily functions...all I'd need is the smell of cordite and overturned earth and I could be back on a battlefield...yeah, not good. I have nothing but respect for the doctors and nurses who do that work.

    • @valiantsfelinesmccarty6678
      @valiantsfelinesmccarty6678 6 днів тому +1

      Thank you for at least trying. It's too bad they didn't put you in a better situation and understand what you were going through with your PTSD. Thank you for your service.

  • @customizablebunny
    @customizablebunny 7 місяців тому +5385

    babe, wake up, it's chubbyemu.

    • @volajelly6533
      @volajelly6533 7 місяців тому +22

      @customizablebunny I WAS LITERALLY ABOUT TO LEAVE A COMMENT SAYING THAT 😂

    • @nathanjarrell944
      @nathanjarrell944 7 місяців тому +2

      Love it

    • @DreamyyArt
      @DreamyyArt 7 місяців тому +29

      what is it babe- oh hell yeah chubbyemu 😍

    • @thefather2281
      @thefather2281 7 місяців тому +4

      just got out of work and watched this

    • @zachstoltenburg5150
      @zachstoltenburg5150 7 місяців тому +12

      who actually does this though

  • @l.u.c.a.s.
    @l.u.c.a.s. 7 місяців тому +377

    I can't imagine being an actor and having to film closeup shots of my face depicting "intense watery bowel movements". Props to her and to Dr. Bernard for keeping it classy but with an impressive amount of detail and realism.

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue 6 місяців тому +12

      yeah this is the role of a nightmare to play

    • @kabob0077
      @kabob0077 6 місяців тому +6

      A crazy enough Method Actor would probably down a whole bag of Sugar Free Gummies or some sort of hard candy like Peppermint or Spearmint and then do it live.
      Honestly, that would be terrible but if someone did that I would not be surprised.

    • @nerfherder4284
      @nerfherder4284 Місяць тому

      Toe curling diarrhea 😂👍🏻

  • @kabj06
    @kabj06 7 місяців тому +140

    My dad is a PA and has patients get upset regularly over him not handing out antibiotics for their colds. It's concerning that not only will people not finish the course of antibiotics, they'll hold on to the leftovers and use them whenever they think they need them.

    • @theKashConnoisseur
      @theKashConnoisseur 7 місяців тому

      Well, the big concern is that people are asking for antibiotics.... for a viral infection. Surely everyone that graduated high school was taught that antibiotics only impact bacteria, and don't do anything for viral or fungal infections. And we all know that flus and colds are viral, right?

    • @FocusedFighter777
      @FocusedFighter777 6 місяців тому +14

      Caught a cold in mexico during vacation, had antiobiotics prescribed before leaving canada but in case I get diarhea: husband's parents wanted me to take them for the cold.
      Why??? They're not candies, I know there they get prescribed anti so easily, but it can lead to problems plus create more problems with genitals if you're a woman....
      They kept asking and I kept telling them why.
      I swear people...

    • @chervilisbetterthancilantro
      @chervilisbetterthancilantro 6 місяців тому

      Common cold is caused by viruses anyway. Antibiotics don't do anything against them. Same as the flu and corona.

    • @Systematicsphere
      @Systematicsphere 6 місяців тому

      Why would a personal assistant be prescribing drugs?

    • @theKashConnoisseur
      @theKashConnoisseur 6 місяців тому +11

      @@Systematicsphere physician's assistant lol.

  • @LinkiePup
    @LinkiePup 7 місяців тому +72

    I work as a EVS Discharge cleaner in a hospital, and CDif rooms scare the crap out of me. I hate having to glove, gown, and mask up.
    Like… people doubt my position, but it’s genuinely one of the most important jobs in the hospital. Because if that room isn’t clean, then the risk of other people getting sick is very, very high.

    • @old_grey_cat
      @old_grey_cat 6 місяців тому +19

      Sympathy and admiration. As with sewage work, it is an underappreciated, underpaid, and vital job which should be paid more than investment brokers.

    • @CelestialPo
      @CelestialPo 6 місяців тому +4

      ​@@old_grey_cat And yet those who sit in the office looking at the screen get paid well

    • @CelestialPo
      @CelestialPo 6 місяців тому +2

      Appreciate your work❤

    • @LinkiePup
      @LinkiePup 4 місяці тому +5

      @@CelestialPo Eh.
      They also have bills to pay, mouths to feed. We don’t know what goes on in their lives to judge them. Sure, they sit all day, but looking at a screen for 12+ hours strains the eyes, and spread sheets and management is no joke. Because with out them, I don’t get rooms to clean, patients don’t get admitted, and the hospital just doesn’t function.
      We all have a part to play in these things. Even the top dogs who seemingly make more for little work. They own the place, and so responsibility falls on them in the end.
      I do also appreciate your comment! My job isn’t easy in the slightest, but it is rewarding 3+ months in.

    • @CelestialPo
      @CelestialPo 4 місяці тому +4

      @@LinkiePup Well I was being ambiguous in my previous comment. In my opinion the people who I referred to as sitting in the office are typically managers, CEOs, mostly bourgeois. Their primary responsibility is to keep their business ongoing and profiting within the bounds of the law and that's all. Those workers are deserving of respect.

  • @Golden_Duck
    @Golden_Duck 7 місяців тому +1611

    As a Pharmacy student, the speed at which I click on your videos with pure eagerness to learn should be illegal, Thank you for the effort you put into every second, really.

    • @therabbithat
      @therabbithat 7 місяців тому +48

      It's illegal, you're fired, no degree for you.

    • @gretchenalleman506
      @gretchenalleman506 7 місяців тому +15

      I’m a pharm tech and I jump on these videos.

    • @Golden_Duck
      @Golden_Duck 7 місяців тому +12

      @@therabbithat Please...anything but my degree😅😶

    • @LightPink
      @LightPink 7 місяців тому +6

      Quick question: does the opposite of pain killers exist? Like a drug that you take and it makes everything hurt 2x more.

    • @Golden_Duck
      @Golden_Duck 7 місяців тому +11

      inflammation usually causes elevated sensitivity to pain, I won't give you more than that cuz I read the question in an evil tone😐@@LightPink

  • @NeitherSparky
    @NeitherSparky 7 місяців тому +71

    My father died from c diff after taking antibiotics for a uti. We told medical professionals repeatedly about his watery persistant diarrhea and we were just told he should take probiotics. Finally he asked me to take him to the er and he never came home. Edit: oh and he was exhibiting dementia-like symptoms, this was blamed on his diabetes

  • @LovlyKi
    @LovlyKi 7 місяців тому +71

    This happened to me literally 6 months after having my first child. I didn’t know what was happening to me I nearly died. I couldn’t walk , stand up , or keep any food down. I thought it was just food poisoning for a while. Until I collapsed at work. One I got to the hospital I was septic an they rushed me to the back in a quarantine room isolated from everyone. I don’t wish this on my worst enemy

    • @Blueleaf11
      @Blueleaf11 6 місяців тому +7

      I had c diff May of this year, had it for 2 weeks without knowing, the mental fog and exhaustion was terrible! I'd only have occasional diarrhea and thought it was just a side affect of the antibiotics I was on. But the abdominal cramps were horrible. I was so out of it I side swiped my car on one of those barriers in the McDonald's drive thru because I was so tired. I also lost 10 lbs in 2 weeks. Thank goodness nothing worse happened and I was able to get treatment once I went back to the doctor. All from getting routine antibiotics for a sinus infection. More people need to be aware of what to watch for and to take probiotics while on them.

    • @mallmax8015
      @mallmax8015 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Blueleaf11what probiotics you recommend?

    • @Blueleaf11
      @Blueleaf11 6 місяців тому

      @@mallmax8015 I used Culturelle but I think any would work.

    • @onekerri1
      @onekerri1 6 місяців тому

      @@Blueleaf11 You need to stay away from McDonald's, as they serve toxic (food), if you can even call it food.

    • @jamesliggins891
      @jamesliggins891 6 місяців тому +3

      you couldn't walk, stand up or keep food down and you still went to work?! that's some dedication right there lol

  • @L1vv4n
    @L1vv4n 6 місяців тому +55

    As someone not from the US, I'm additionally horrified every time I hear that someone in live-threatened condition (acute poisoning, severe inflammation, etc) had to drive themselves to the hospital.
    I can struggle during driving lesson if I had a little too difficult workday, I can't imagine driving myself somewhere being ill.

    • @PalmBeachFlorida24
      @PalmBeachFlorida24 6 місяців тому +1

      In turn, we can't imagine living in a society where a government controls all aspects of daily life. Socialism, Communism, Theocratic or Dictatorship = all pale compared to the indivisible individual liberty and freedoms we hold dear in America. 🇺🇸💯

    • @L1vv4n
      @L1vv4n 6 місяців тому +32

      @@PalmBeachFlorida24 Availability of emergency services does not mean control over all aspects of daily life. At least if you life is not 24/7 emergency :D
      Sorry, if you felt personally attacked, that was not my intention.

    • @stuffylamb3420
      @stuffylamb3420 3 місяці тому

      A couple of reasons not to be horrified. Driving is easy. So that mostly sounds like a you problem. Another is your country may be much more densely packed than the US is. Often times people are 40 minutes from a hospital. And there’s plenty of his stories where people call an ambulance, most even.

    • @avery2588
      @avery2588 Місяць тому

      @@PalmBeachFlorida24Speak for yourself. Affordable services would be great. All that “freedom” shit is just bs they fed to you.

    • @benice222me
      @benice222me 17 днів тому

      @@stuffylamb3420 "Driving is easy"
      Sure. But driving isn't easy when you're grievously ill and therefore distracted and not in any condition to drive. Let's think about this for a second.

  • @Keshlynne
    @Keshlynne 7 місяців тому +843

    My dad had C Diff at the height of the pandemic. If you thought people masking and gowning up because of the virus was bad, you've seen nothing until you've seen how nurses and doctors gown up for C Diff patients. My poor dad. He didn't understand and all anyone could do was just keep telling him he was really sick and needed to get better.

    • @kalipw0210
      @kalipw0210 7 місяців тому +40

      Bedbugs and scabies also has that effect on us 😂😂

    • @ryanc473
      @ryanc473 7 місяців тому +87

      Just saying, C. diff is kinda one of the scariest organisms out there. To be fair, it isn't easy to get infected by it if you're not taking antibiotics, but still, the way it can survive pretty much anything in spore form is frankly terrifying.
      It's also arguably the most annoying isolation precautions, as you have to actually find a sink with soap and water after exposure. Pretty much everything else you can rip the isolation gown/gloves/mask off and just use hand sanitizer and you're fine, but C. diff, well...
      You've gotta take everything off, then wander through the ward looking for a working sink that actually has a soap dispenser with soap in it. Oh, and you've gotta be super careful not to touch anything between removing the isolation get-up and washing your hands, as that would pretty much defeat the purpose of washing your hands (as you've already transferred the spores to a surface)
      Seriously, I'd take tuberculosis isolation over C. diff any day. TB is simple; keep person in negative pressure room, use n95 mask (or PAPR) with good seal (plus isolation gown) and you don't really have to worry about surface contamination. TB is extremely simple since it doesn't survive long on surfaces, so, as long as you protect your airway while in the room with the patient, you'll be fine. But C. diff...
      With C. diff, if you touch your equipment after exposure and before washing your hands, even briefly, you're screwed. And the thing that really terrifies me is the hand sanitizer dispensers outside the C. diff rooms. See, you'll often reflexively go for the hand sanitizer when exiting a C. diff room, but remember, spores survive alcohol, so...
      Inevitably those dispensers have to be contaminated with C. diff spores. It's inevitable, the way I see it...
      And that makes it so much scarier!

    • @maxwellhesher1790
      @maxwellhesher1790 7 місяців тому +26

      @@ryanc473Just curious, why don’t you have fume hoods and a decon chamber?
      It’s standard at the nuclear plants I have to service, so it blows my mind that infectious wings don’t have the same protections.

    • @propofol_is_my_true_love
      @propofol_is_my_true_love 7 місяців тому +20

      ​@@maxwellhesher1790 better patient outcomes aren't worth it if they don't make some rich guy richer
      I would assume that's the reason, anyways

    • @seanaes
      @seanaes 7 місяців тому

      @@ryanc473 very insightful and terrifying!

  • @KudaKeileon
    @KudaKeileon 7 місяців тому +281

    I love these kinds of cases where the triggering action (eating a suspicious burrito) has almost nothing to do with the resulting problem (recurring Cdiff infection).

    • @evelynwaugh4053
      @evelynwaugh4053 7 місяців тому +26

      I'm always relieved, because banning possibly sketchy restaurants and taco trucks would be a sad fate for a diner.

    • @dixiewade8373
      @dixiewade8373 7 місяців тому +6

      But it did. It started the ball rolling..

    • @ilikemitchhedberg
      @ilikemitchhedberg 7 місяців тому +29

      @@dixiewade8373 no, her being born got the ball rolling. when does the causal chain end?

    • @JustinKoenigSilica
      @JustinKoenigSilica 7 місяців тому +15

      ​@@dixiewade8373it could have been literally anything else chipping her tooth. The burrito was not the cause. Her tooth chipping was the cause.

    • @nonamepasserbya6658
      @nonamepasserbya6658 7 місяців тому +3

      @@JustinKoenigSilica It was the cause, did you skip the video and forgot how the chicken bone in it crack her tooth? This is why even food truck need license, just like the pork episode before

  • @berf9445
    @berf9445 7 місяців тому +13

    The big issue in this country is there is no dental coverage for most people. I'm on medicare and chippled my tooth due to bruxism from an antipsychotic I was on, but I can't afford to get it looked at. :(

  • @themelancholyofdude959
    @themelancholyofdude959 6 місяців тому +13

    Every time a doctor has prescribed antibiotics for me and I followed all instructions it has fixed whatever infection I had. 10/10 would recommend following doctor's orders.

  • @MeemNoir
    @MeemNoir 7 місяців тому +563

    I nearly died from c diff when I was 22. It caused toxic megacolon and septic shock, and I went from being perfectly fine, shopping for mascara, to in a coma and having a colectomy within 6 hours. Truly terrifying.

    • @MsEsquire83
      @MsEsquire83 6 місяців тому +27

      Hope you're doing ok now ❤

    • @Joseph-mw2rl
      @Joseph-mw2rl 6 місяців тому +14

      You vs c diff
      *No diff*

    • @britbrat1127
      @britbrat1127 6 місяців тому +53

      I had a coloctemy due to FAP Gardner’s syndrome and now have a j-pouch. My first j-pouch fell apart and I went into septic shock as fecal matter spilled into my abdominal cavity. Went into emergency surgery and woke up with an ileostomy. I had many complications and have been in comas. I’m so glad you’re alive and just know you’re not alone and someone’s praying for you ❤🙏🏽 what a survivor

    • @Lmomjian
      @Lmomjian 4 місяці тому +2

      how was it caused? and how many hours later was the colectomy?

    • @MeemNoir
      @MeemNoir 4 місяці тому +15

      @@Lmomjian My c-diff was caused by antibiotics, but it doesn't usually cause toxic megacolon and septic shock - turns out I have a really low immune system and can't fight off bugs. I then had my colon out the next day and woke up 9 days later 🥲

  • @newbunny2216
    @newbunny2216 7 місяців тому +596

    Anytime I hear you say "[Name] was able to make a full recovery." I get such a big smile on my face. It's so relieving and they way you say it just fills me with joy idk why. Absolutely love the work you do to bring this to people en masse. Thank you.

    • @WeItenspinner
      @WeItenspinner 7 місяців тому +31

      Me, too. But "[name] mad A recovery." scares the hit out of me.

    • @kjlovescoffee
      @kjlovescoffee 7 місяців тому +25

      Yeah, so much better than that "at autopsy" gut-punch he gave us the other time!

    • @WouldntULikeToKnow.
      @WouldntULikeToKnow. 7 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, it's an instant relief!

    • @Crazy___Ginger
      @Crazy___Ginger 7 місяців тому +3

      Sure a full medical recovery, but I always think of the financial damage these cases could cause the patients if their insurance decides to deny coverage.

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse 7 місяців тому +6

      @@Crazy___Ginger Bro not everyone lives in the USA. Other countries have free healthcare

  • @toonedin
    @toonedin 7 місяців тому +16

    Today I finally understood that I had a c.diff infection 2 decades ago. At that time it was diagnosed as just "colitis" and I do remember having a chicken meal before the first symptoms, which I believe may have been the direct cause.
    India is a country with major antibiotics misuse. And after watching this video I finally understood why antibiotics should NOT be dispensed OTC.
    Thank you, Chubby Emu. BTW I have been a subscriber of your UA-cam channel since many years now.

  • @d.jacobush.7389
    @d.jacobush.7389 7 місяців тому +16

    Thank you for making this video and highlighting the gut-brain connection. As many people as possible need to know about this. It changed my life when I started taking probiotics after a long course of pantoprazole, which ruins the gut microbiome. I very much recognize the mental "side-effects" of having an out of balance gut. These days my anxiety and depression are so much more manageable!

  • @JimGriffOne
    @JimGriffOne 7 місяців тому +868

    These videos never fail to refuel my hypochondria, even though I don't suffer from it.

    • @sylv256
      @sylv256 7 місяців тому +79

      true, well i’m more of a mitochondriac

    • @guess1866
      @guess1866 7 місяців тому +89

      ​@sylv256 it's the powerhouse of the worry.

    • @Geewip9999
      @Geewip9999 7 місяців тому +44

      Hypo meaning low, chondriac meaning worrying about (of) something; low fear of something... wait a sec

    • @BKScience812
      @BKScience812 7 місяців тому +6

      Hypochondria is for everyone

    • @BKScience812
      @BKScience812 7 місяців тому +32

      ​@Geewip9999 Just looked up the actual roots. "Hypo" meaning low and "Chondria" referring to cartilage. Hypochondria meaning "below the cartilage." When medicine was more primitive and patients would come in with non-specific complaints (like stomach pain) the physician was unaware of the cause and would blame it on something "below the cartilage" (referring to the ribs). Now it refers to an illness the doctor believes is entirely in the patient's mind.

  • @maxmitchev2678
    @maxmitchev2678 7 місяців тому +410

    This case is so scary because at every point, it really appeared like she acted in a pretty rational way, besides maybe not getting her tooth checked out right away, but if I’m being honest, if I chipped a tooth and it wasn’t immediately bothering me, I might not go immediately to the dentist either.

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse 7 місяців тому +53

      you should definitely get a chipped tooth checked out because an infected tooth can lead to infective endocarditis (bacterial infection of the heart), which can quickly lead to bacteremia (bacteria flowing through your blood), which can lead to death

    • @pachicore
      @pachicore 7 місяців тому +79

      ​@@IWantToStayAtYourHouseif i was in this patient's situation i would have probably passed it off as me breaking the chicken bone if it didn't cause me agonizing pain

    • @gblikestosew
      @gblikestosew 7 місяців тому +66

      Except for when she stopped the antibiotics partway through- always, always finish them!

    • @maxmitchev2678
      @maxmitchev2678 7 місяців тому +34

      @@gblikestosew sure, a lot of people know that but if I had to guess, I would say far fewer know that there may be a link between gut biome health and depression, so “my tooth feels better and these antibiotics make me depressed, so I’ll stop taking it” looks like a natural response, even if it is incorrect

    • @vertigo2120
      @vertigo2120 7 місяців тому +20

      Not to mention dental work is expensive and dental insurance is trash, and honestly if I found the chicken bone I would have thought that would have been the end of it.
      Of course she definitely should have called her dentist/doctor instead of stopping the antibiotics, but I could understand wnating to immediately stop meds that gave her scary thoughts for what appears to be no reason, and I can also understand being afraid that you'd get blown off by the dentist because why would antibiotics do that (especially if you're already having anxiety).

  • @thekolbaska
    @thekolbaska 6 місяців тому +12

    When I had several bouts of C Diff, my depression would be the first sign that it was about to come back. Taking the first pill of a round of vancomycin was like taking a happy pill every time. It also gave me severe eczema. Doctors were very reluctant to attribute either to C Diff, but the correlation was 100%.
    I really appreciate you mentioning the feeling of dread. It was very difficult talking to doctors who wouldn’t take that part seriously.

  • @peregrina7701
    @peregrina7701 6 місяців тому +8

    Many years ago I cracked a back molar for no apparent reason. It didn't hurt, and it took me _three years_ to get around to having it fixed. I'm feeling like the luckiest bugger out there right now that nothing happened other than the dentist giving me the side eye for not dealing with it sooner. Thanks for the video. Love your content!!

  • @kimchi2780
    @kimchi2780 7 місяців тому +150

    Restaurant was probably owned by that doctor who owned the shady food truck.

  • @VinsCool
    @VinsCool 7 місяців тому +183

    Scared me good with the broken tooth, felt relieved to learn it was actually only related by coincidence, and that the culprit really was a misused antibiotic.

    • @ulalaFrugilega
      @ulalaFrugilega 7 місяців тому +36

      He did mention the danger of blood from infected teeth seeping into the main blood stream... scared me good!

    • @Avrysatos
      @Avrysatos 7 місяців тому +28

      I have a friend who passed out at his sister's house about 7 years ago. He'd had a chipped tooth that was infected and he put off treating it because we're all relatively poor and dentistry wasn't covered by medicaid here (I don't know if it is now) so he couldn't afford treatment. It went into his blood. If his sister hadn't gotten him to the ER quickly he could have died.
      While it isn't the case in this video don't think that it's nothing to worry about, please take care of your teeth and don't let gums get infected.

    • @fay4967
      @fay4967 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@Avrysatoswhere are u guys from? Where there no relatively cheap clinics? Or a community where you can ask for money as a donation from generous people? 😭

    • @Avrysatos
      @Avrysatos 7 місяців тому

      @@fay4967 The last dental clinic in this area closed in 2004.

  • @danielrioux6410
    @danielrioux6410 7 місяців тому +13

    I love these videos. So informative. I had a roommate/friend for many years from Panama. He told me they took antibiotics with every cold/flu/unwell feeling. I told him time and time again this was not a good thing to do as it could end up really bad for his immunity to disease. This just further re-affirms what I knew.

  • @kiamoore806
    @kiamoore806 3 місяці тому +3

    Actress made me feel so much empathy, amazing acting.

  • @brokengirlsrus
    @brokengirlsrus 7 місяців тому +541

    As soon as you mentioned a horrible smell I immediately knew it was Cdiff. I had it after I was given an antibiotic for a persistent sinus infection and it was indescribably horrible and painful. Oh and disgusting

    • @cinnamoslut
      @cinnamoslut 7 місяців тому +23

      I'm sorry you had to go through that! C. diff is one of my worst nightmares, it sounds truly miserable. You're all better now though?

    • @johnsanko4136
      @johnsanko4136 7 місяців тому +34

      It only takes a couple of times experiencing a patient with C. diff. to be able to immediately recognize the smell of someone with C. diff. It's very unique and telling.

    • @brokengirlsrus
      @brokengirlsrus 7 місяців тому +36

      @@cinnamoslut Oh yeah this was 10 years ago when I was 19 and I never had a recurring infection. But within the next couple years I developed IBS-D, Celiac and multiple food allergies that I never had before. I swear that the Cdiff permanently changed my gut

    • @Sang15Mitang
      @Sang15Mitang 7 місяців тому +13

      I had it too! Nearly died from waiting too long to go to the hospital. It got to the point where I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep, and could barely walk, so I had no choice but to go.

    • @brokengirlsrus
      @brokengirlsrus 7 місяців тому +16

      @@Sang15Mitang That's terrifying! I had it for a few days and have an Auntie who is a nurse and knew what was happening. She basically told me to go to my primary and ask for a Cdiff test that week

  • @fryingpanvan
    @fryingpanvan 7 місяців тому +110

    My dad nearly died from C. Diff when he was 46. He had just gotten both hips replaced and got C. Diff in the hospital. He went from 145 lbs to 112 lbs. I couldn't see him for a bit, and it sucked. He had just received a diagnosis for lupus at that time too.

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse 7 місяців тому +28

      Lupus, hip replacement AND C.diff? Oof. i hope he used up all the bad luck in his life with that lol

  • @edisony8221
    @edisony8221 6 місяців тому +5

    One of my favourite episodes recently, not only because the patient is fully recovered, but also everything here can happen to anyone, eating burritos, tooth infections, not following doctor’s order, try otc from nowhere. It could all happen to anyone watching this and anyone in the world. Very informative about antibiotic abuse history, especially in post-covid era.

  • @dlklaver
    @dlklaver 7 місяців тому +2

    This was such an interesting case study! From the gut microbiome to the resistant C.diff strain and a fecal transplant, I’m amazed at what medicine can do ( and sometimes accidentally undo)

  • @JoeTAC
    @JoeTAC 7 місяців тому +391

    Dr. Bernard is probably the most comforting Doctor I've ever seen. He gives you a terrifying story and explains to you why you shouldn't be scared in a way that makes you feel confident and better equipped to deal with these situations should they arise.

    • @Evan-dh5oq
      @Evan-dh5oq 7 місяців тому +17

      He's a professor

    • @IWantToStayAtYourHouse
      @IWantToStayAtYourHouse 7 місяців тому +8

      hes not a medical doctor like a MD or DO. He is a pharmacy pHD doctor

    • @JoeTAC
      @JoeTAC 7 місяців тому

      @@IWantToStayAtYourHouse I'm confused everyone seems to be commenting this but I never said otherwise. He's still a Doctor. I know a Doctor of History who keeps telling me how history is repeating itself and soon the entire civilized world will collapse. You don't have to be a medical doctor to terrify people.

    • @drivernephi2212
      @drivernephi2212 7 місяців тому +21

      He's not actually a doctor, he sells tacos out of a truck for a living.

    • @KmartKingz
      @KmartKingz 7 місяців тому

      This video definitely has provided comfort to me when I need to find my dinner in the nearest dumpster

  • @EveloGrave
    @EveloGrave 7 місяців тому +54

    Gotta share my story since this one resonnated with me. When I was around age 6 I started waking up every morning with abdominal pain that faded away by 1pm. This happened for years. When I was 15 it got really bad. I was vomiting and couldnt keep anything down besides water and jello. I went from doctor to doctor doing all kinds of tests. It was hell. Eventually after 6 months and deathly underweight I was given a bacterial breath test. I had severe gastrointestinal bacterial overgrowth. Took a full round antibiotics, after I finished I was told to take probiotics, full round. I havent woken up with stomach pain since, 11 years later.
    If you have an unknown stomach illness and tried the standard tests with no help, try a breath test. It saved my life, literally.

    • @FocusedFighter777
      @FocusedFighter777 6 місяців тому

      Scary how many docs wont know to first do these simple tests...

  • @dshousegenetix47
    @dshousegenetix47 7 місяців тому

    I always learn so much from these videos, the cases are presented very well. Thank you Dr Bernard for putting in the time to do these.👍

  • @midnightkitty8172
    @midnightkitty8172 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing this with us, Chubbyemu.
    More than that, thank you for your talk at the end about the importance of following Medical Professionals' directions to the letter.
    It's important!

  • @princesscrazy-locks5866
    @princesscrazy-locks5866 7 місяців тому +62

    I had c. Diff recently, after visiting hospital for a broken hand and using a contaminated toilet (I noticed the smear on the wall as I left, having thoroughly washed my hands - which hurt like hell of course - but it didn't occur to me that whoever had contaminated the wall would've been touching other surfaces in the unit). I'm also pregnant so that was super scary! Luckily the vancomycin worked and both baby and I are doing really well!

    • @may51973
      @may51973 6 місяців тому +1

      Smear on the wall? Gross.. Some people are really unspeakable

  • @Ali_Youll
    @Ali_Youll 7 місяців тому +36

    I had C.Diff in 2019 I was on no antibiotics at the time nor in hospital setting, so I’m unsure where I picked up it up. It was the most brutal months of my life. I already had stomach issues due to my gallbladder being removed months prior, but this was different than those issues. I was so sick I was overweight at the time and was 165 lbs and went down to 115lbs in 2 months. I had a hard time eating and drinking. Was in and out of the hospital due to severe dehydration. I did two rounds of vancomycin and it didn’t work, then a round of dificid, also didn’t work. My GI doctor was able to get me a FMT and it truly saved my life. I cried so much the first time I had a normal BM.

    • @GabbyEsq
      @GabbyEsq 7 місяців тому +7

      I’m glad you are okay. Same experience. Fecal transplant saved my life. The pain is indescribable and terrifying. Still have some residual issues.

    • @FocusedFighter777
      @FocusedFighter777 6 місяців тому

      ... I felt that...

  • @erdrickx784
    @erdrickx784 7 місяців тому +4

    I got C-Diff over a decade ago from antibiotics prescribed for some prostate issues. The memories still haunt me to this day, the pain is unbelievably horrendous and the bathroom visits are awful both in terms of frequency and smell and offer no relief. Eventually I was put on a medication called Difficid which thank god was covered by insurance as it was something like 10k per pill at that time. Even that failed to fully resolve the issue though, I ended up having to get a fecal transplant which you can have fun looking up. All these years later my system works well, but it's nothing like it was before I got C-Diff.

  • @Its_like_the_T-Rex
    @Its_like_the_T-Rex 6 місяців тому +6

    Round of applause to the actress for taking this role. 👏 👏 👏 👏

  • @user-pp6kd7ut4k
    @user-pp6kd7ut4k 7 місяців тому +389

    Thanks for covering this! C Diff was the sickest I've ever been. I was on antibiotics for mono my senior year of high school. I went from 125lb at 5'4" with an athletic build to 99 pounds. My insurance wouldn't cover vancomycin so the Flagyl I had to take for the C Diff wrecked my digestive system. I have terrible stomach issues as well as IBS now

    • @Elemblue2
      @Elemblue2 7 місяців тому

      US medical system is so horrific at every level. The more you know, the more you want to go use other countries systems.

    • @dixiewade8373
      @dixiewade8373 7 місяців тому +134

      Insurance companies need to be held liable.

    • @KayGreylai
      @KayGreylai 7 місяців тому +92

      Everytime I hear stories like this I'm just in shock that beaurocracy can just tell a dr straight up, no you can't treat this patient correctly, and they're not held liable for all of the morbidities and mortalities that causes in the name of money?
      I am so sorry that happened to you.
      I see it trying to happen here in Australia where I rely on Medicare as I am poor and can't afford insurance and it scares me.

    • @middleagebrotips3454
      @middleagebrotips3454 7 місяців тому +26

      My insurance (technically a betting firm) can dictate my treatment.

    • @spindleblood
      @spindleblood 7 місяців тому +16

      I'm sorry to hear this. I had IBS since I was 13 years old when I accidentally drank contaminated water on a trip to Central America... 2 years ago I started bodybuilding and eating a high protein diet and I haven't had anymore IBS. It saved my life. I seriously considered suicide before. My entire life was a living hell. I hope you don't feel that way and can find some relief. ❤

  • @skuzlebut82
    @skuzlebut82 7 місяців тому +197

    Have you considered doing an episode on Zei Uwadia? She was a teenager who was prescribed Bactrim and her lungs ended up failing. She spent nearly a year on ECMO, doing things others had never done on ECMO before passing away. The story hits very close to home for me because not only was Zei from Wichita, Kansas but I went to high school with her mother, in a very very small town in Kansas.

    • @ambergraves798
      @ambergraves798 7 місяців тому +17

      I just spent hours crying and reading her mother's blog via her Go Fund Me. Wow. What a beautiful soul. Her whole family, really. Thank you for mentioning her here so that one more person could hear her story. Sending much love to Zei, her mother Bri, and her entire family and community who loved her so fiercely. ❤️ Rest easy, beautiful Zei.

    • @MompreneurDiary
      @MompreneurDiary 7 місяців тому +1

      ☹️ sorry for the mom

  • @connormacleod8170
    @connormacleod8170 7 місяців тому

    Another well researched and presented educational piece. Keep up this great work. I have lerned so much from you over time. Thank you so much.

  • @AzzBoekie
    @AzzBoekie 2 місяці тому +2

    Dear Dr. Bernard,
    Could you please make a video about the differences, pro's and con's between Lorazepam, Temazepam, Oxazepam, Diazepam and Lormetazepam.
    What are the differences, what are the use-cases, what is best for which case, what are the right doses for different cases, etc etc.
    Thank you so much in advance. Love your video's!

  • @dewilew2137
    @dewilew2137 7 місяців тому +568

    Okay, but who is this woman??? She’s a fantastic actress! I can’t imagine how difficult it is to effectively convey these thoughts and feelings through facial expressions alone, but she is absolutely nailing it. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
    Edit: omg DC has really been THROUGH IT. 😫

    • @itspfaff
      @itspfaff 7 місяців тому +36

      they should have hired her instead of the actress who played reeva in obi wan kenobi. that woman had absolutely no range.

    • @Jazzie654
      @Jazzie654 7 місяців тому +6

      Best comment😊

    • @trentbrownstone1481
      @trentbrownstone1481 7 місяців тому +2

      I thought the same thing

    • @sunshine2528
      @sunshine2528 6 місяців тому +15

      Kazia Steele, actress. She’s really good, isn’t she?

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 6 місяців тому +4

      @@sunshine2528 oh wow, thanks so much! She’s wonderful!

  • @jessicus
    @jessicus 7 місяців тому +23

    This reminds me of something that happened a few weeks ago! I had the cold, and I knew I had the cold because, well... I've gotten it many times before of course. I know what it feels like. I went to the doctor's office because my mom was worried it might be something else, and the doctor clearly stated that I had the cold or something viral, yet still prescribed antibiotics.

    • @FocusedFighter777
      @FocusedFighter777 6 місяців тому +3

      *facepalm*
      Everything for the money.

    • @denisesalles7248
      @denisesalles7248 6 місяців тому +1

      So bizarret to prescribe antibiotics for a viral issue. And I didn't even go to medical school!

    • @jessicus
      @jessicus 6 місяців тому +1

      @denisesalles7248 It's literal middle school knowledge to not to do that... 😭

    • @denisesalles7248
      @denisesalles7248 6 місяців тому

      @@jessicus 😂😂😂

  • @lindarushton6502
    @lindarushton6502 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for story about food poisoning, or several stories. Its an ongoing topic here in rural north Queensland Australia as weather is tropical, we have electricity blackouts, and the supermarket can be along way and the only food on offer. Lots of bowel cancer here too.

  • @englishwithchris13
    @englishwithchris13 7 місяців тому +180

    I genuinely want to give the actor props 👏 I am assuming that she was not suffering and yet it looked totally believable! Good job!

    • @suttoncoldfield9318
      @suttoncoldfield9318 7 місяців тому +9

      Imagine, you're an actress and this is the acting job the agency give you, though I guess it does test your acting ability and commitment. A job's a job. All helps the résumé.

    • @lorenzoniccoli99ln
      @lorenzoniccoli99ln 6 місяців тому +8

      Do not disrespect her work like that
      She clearly infected herself with c diff to make her acting all the more realistic

    • @Adrian-qk9jh
      @Adrian-qk9jh 6 місяців тому

      ​@@lorenzoniccoli99lndirected by Stephen Spielberg 😂

  • @flirkyn1661
    @flirkyn1661 7 місяців тому +326

    My mom got that exact same bacteria issue last years (caused by medications she took to treats infections caused by a lung cancer). It really wasn't an easy time for her and was quite in danger but fortunately, it never came back (tho we suspected it did once).
    I can't imagine how hard it must be for someone like DC to have it coming back. It's good that she finally done a full recovery but it must be a really unpleasant things

    • @clownavenger0
      @clownavenger0 7 місяців тому +3

      As a nursing student we spend lots of time learning about C-diff. Without treatment it will kill you due to the loss of fluids.

  • @lioncub360
    @lioncub360 6 місяців тому

    This is such great content. Thank you for your work

  • @doctormary-hs9fr
    @doctormary-hs9fr 7 місяців тому

    Glad to know you (& your folks) are eating well, & safely 👑
    Plan on looking into Factor myself, soon 🍣

  • @mschuhler
    @mschuhler 7 місяців тому +92

    the main takeaways: when your doctor says 5 days, do 5 days. don't self medicate if you haven't researched/been informed on the interactions and risks. and always check to make sure your food is safe

    • @mgntstr
      @mgntstr 7 місяців тому +20

      it's a shame the doctors don't tell their patients of the potential consequences if they quit the antibiotics too soon

    • @Shadow.behind.mountains
      @Shadow.behind.mountains 7 місяців тому +4

      @@mgntstrthat’s something I’ve never thought about

    • @Moonstone-Redux
      @Moonstone-Redux 7 місяців тому +10

      And if there is a bad interaction with the antibiotic halfway in, there is no shame in returning to the doctor to see what they can do about this. They can change antibiotic or make a calculated decision to cut short treatment, but let a medical professional make that decision.

    • @spugelo359
      @spugelo359 7 місяців тому +5

      @@mgntstr It's probably one of those things that most doctors believe is common sense and don't have to mention it.

    • @comparatio9148
      @comparatio9148 7 місяців тому +3

      ​​@@mgntstrBecause it should be part of common sense, taught by parents and elementary biology. But I get your point, people are forgetful to think about something they learned years ago.

  • @mcyrenne14
    @mcyrenne14 7 місяців тому +260

    I'm a Canadian living in France, and something they do differently here is that doctors who prescribe antibiotics usually prescribe probiotics. When I got an infection in my finger (while working with MRSA in my lab), they gave me a horrible course of antibiotics for like three weeks. But honestly, since I had the probiotics, I never felt any of the usual GI changes.

    • @keard558
      @keard558 7 місяців тому +5

      Did they tell you to alternate taking them or did you take at the same time?

    • @mcyrenne14
      @mcyrenne14 7 місяців тому +45

      @@keard558 They told me to take the antibiotics with food, and then, a few hours later, to take the probiotic.

    • @vanillanights
      @vanillanights 7 місяців тому +3

      Same in Russia.

    • @tyler1107
      @tyler1107 7 місяців тому +31

      I honestly have never taken antibiotics without probiotics. It's something my mom had me do, so now it's ingrained in me. I didn't know others didn't do it tbh

    • @GB-nu6ow
      @GB-nu6ow 7 місяців тому +6

      you'd be better off eating fermented food

  • @Texas431
    @Texas431 7 місяців тому +1

    1st time I seen you smile! Ty for the super informative content

  • @Prototyp3m1nd
    @Prototyp3m1nd 6 місяців тому +8

    Great information here. Sad how long people were told "it's all in your head" when they had gut, mental, and general health issues after bacterial & viral infections. Long COVID and better research about situations like the case discussed here finally getting to larger audiences have made such a difference in professionals actually trying to treat people fully through an illness rather than acting like they're babies because they complain about ongoing symptoms that aren't easy to diagnose.

  • @solasgealaglanadh8358
    @solasgealaglanadh8358 7 місяців тому +69

    I'm in a support group for "IBS" patients and a HUGE number of them are eventually told they have Cdiff. Some struggle for YEARS with loose stool and depression before finally figuring out the problem.
    They're gonna love this video...

    • @violeta6846
      @violeta6846 6 місяців тому +1

      😮 what is there a test😅

    • @Chiz1992
      @Chiz1992 6 місяців тому +5

      It's very likely not c diff, c diff is way more serious than IBS

    • @sam12587
      @sam12587 4 місяці тому

      @Chiz1992 If the persons immune system can give it a good fight then the infection won’t progress in the manner you refer to. While there’s no peer reveiwed papers online; there’s a lot of ppl on Reddit & such saying their years long ibs was actually c.diff.
      IBS is usually just a “we don’t want to figure out the cause because that’ll take to much time & thinking” . I know guy whose kid was getting treated for ibs then after a couple years passed out and ended up in ER. Turned out he was diabetic and not ibs.

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 3 місяці тому +1

      C diff is pure misery. I've had it 3x and had about 9 abdominal surgeries since.
      Idk WHY they don't tell you to take probiotics when they prescribe Clindamycin, it's notorious for causing C Diff to overgrow and make you sick asf. It feels like your insides are dying because in some cases, they are. I lost 2 sections of my large intestines as a result of scarring from C diff x3.
      It is pure misery, avoid it and ask if you are prescribed an antibiotic, if you should be taking probiotics too.
      I would anytime they give Clindamycin/Cleocin.

  • @verdanthi818
    @verdanthi818 7 місяців тому +150

    Amazing timing. Sent this on to my friend who has been dealing with c diff and a mood change. I knew depression can cause physical effects, I didn't know infections themselves can cause mental issues

    • @revenevan11
      @revenevan11 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, the gut produces the majority of serotonin in the body!

    • @Goodmanperson55
      @Goodmanperson55 7 місяців тому +10

      It's good to remember that our brain is an organ like any other.

    • @Call-me-Al
      @Call-me-Al 7 місяців тому

      Your digestive system has braincells in the lining too, kind of like a gpu for your cpu

  • @glassdiamond2185
    @glassdiamond2185 7 місяців тому

    I've never even heard of this. Thanks for such good, educational and entertaining videos.

  • @Northern.Town.
    @Northern.Town. 3 місяці тому

    This is a great video about antibiotic misuse. (I also appreciated hearing "The Five Rights"!) Your videos are very informative; too bad we couldn't get the world to watch them!!!

  • @lebby1688
    @lebby1688 7 місяців тому +554

    The start of this sounds so similar to my experience except it was from Taco Bell (which I guess would fall under suspicious restaurant status). I bit into a one inch bone shard that broke my tooth so badly that when the oral surgeon removed it part of the bone came with it. I needed a bone graft, sinus lift and then implant so my surrounding teeth wouldn't also start to fall out. It took over a year of dealing with Taco Bell's parent company, their insurer, the meat supplier, and then their insurer. Eventually they did pay my medical costs but it was an exhausting process documenting it.

    • @XRioteerXBoyX
      @XRioteerXBoyX 7 місяців тому +52

      I'm so sorry you had to go through all that, but I'm glad you were able to go through it with the peace of mind that eventually the medical costs would be taken care of by those responsible for that incident. Righteous justice prevailed in this situation, which is something I hope to see or hear about more often.

    • @budgetking2591
      @budgetking2591 7 місяців тому +21

      omg that sounds awfull

    • @dewilew2137
      @dewilew2137 7 місяців тому +68

      Yeah, Taco Bell is kinda a messed up company. I worked there as a shift supervisor for a few months when I was in college. One of my coworkers was slashed across her back with a box cutter BY OUR DISTRICT MANAGER. I mean, it was an accident, of course, but a really dumb and careless accident on the part of the DM. Taco Bell and YUM Brands did everything they could to not pay this woman or her hospital bills. Ultimately, they decided to drug test her, and because it was positive (idk what for), they basically said it was her fault she was cut. This woman was working on the line preparing food, doing her job. The DM was behind her in the doorway of the office working on signage or something, but she was distracted with the box cutter in her hand, and flailing her arms wildly while standing behind this woman. The victim was very obviously at no fault, and she was not visibly impaired in any way, but she got nothing, and that DM kept her job. Scummy behavior from a scummy company.

    • @GoofyManMF
      @GoofyManMF 7 місяців тому

      @@dewilew2137don’t do drugs kids

    • @iankrasnow5383
      @iankrasnow5383 7 місяців тому +12

      I worked at Tacoo Bell for 2 weeks in 2013 and it was not a good experience. Plus preparing the food was really gross, and made me not want to eat there ever again...
      I really don't think I would have had the wherewithal to document and then go after Taco Bell for something like that. I definitely wouldn't bother if it happened at a local taqueria, except maybe to notify the health inspector. Not like they have insurance or money to cover medical liability. It's really a freak accident. Most people get tons of insignificant tooth chips over the years without complications. Your teeth aren't really "designed" to last longer than the natural human lifespan, and sometimes they don't even last THAT long if you have bad genetics or drink too much soda.

  • @ibs_haver
    @ibs_haver 7 місяців тому +23

    To note on the Vagus nerve and connection between the brain and gut; it can flow in the reverse direction as well. I had recurring bouts of urgent diarrhea (probably going 5-7 times a day during the worst spans) that would last about a week and then stop, only to return. Stool samples taken and nothing was found to be wrong. I also was dealing with severe anxiety which only became worse as I was constantly afraid of losing control over my bowels.
    Finally I was medicated for the anxiety (along with taking fiber supplements), and the stomach issues were resolved.

    • @QueenOfPessimism
      @QueenOfPessimism 6 місяців тому +3

      Yep. Whenever i have a panic attack or am overly stressed i have awful diarrhea.

  • @Waccoon
    @Waccoon 7 місяців тому +4

    I knew early in the video this would be a case of C. diff. I got it after an appendectomy including "preventative" antibiotics that cleared out my guts. Turned out, I also had a lipoma in my colon. The C. diff killed the lipoma, resulting in an intestinal blockage that nearly killed me. I cannot describe the level of pain I experienced over that month. After the final surgery, I was given probiotics and told to eat some yogurt to help restore my natural gut bacteria. Good think I love yogurt. 8)
    Even when it comes to over-the-counter drugs, I always consult my doctor for her opinion, first.

  • @jeanwixted2058
    @jeanwixted2058 Місяць тому

    Very interesting story ,I learned a lot from this. Thank you Doctor

  • @FailSafe161
    @FailSafe161 7 місяців тому +87

    My grandma unfortunately passed from sepsis caused by C.Diff. She was 91, so due to her age she didn't have much of a chance of fighting it.
    Also, as someone with a bunch of fucked up teeth and missing fillings, I'm terrified of getting an abscessed tooth 😱

    • @kennethg9277
      @kennethg9277 7 місяців тому +7

      Surely you should get those missing fillings replaced?😮

    • @jz3712
      @jz3712 7 місяців тому +7

      I had a similar issue but I used a homemade tooth cleaner made of baking soda, use peroxide to make it into a paste and you will feel dentist cleaned every time, I do this every night and have not needed a dentist since I started, yes it tastes bad but that’s a small sacrifice for perfect white smile and healthy gums. Also clean any cavities/sensitive spots with a water pick that is half warm water and half peroxide and you will not have an issue with your oral health. Good luck hope this helps!

    • @3rdalbum
      @3rdalbum 7 місяців тому +5

      I know this isnt what you want to hear, but please please get these problems fixed at the dentist.
      Think about it: You're terrified of what might happen to your teeth. You might be scared of what will happen at the dentist. But if you go now, you'll cut short your fears and the news you get at the dentist will be less bad than if you wait.
      I'm the kind of person who worries about going to the dentist (sometimes I cant sleep well the night before a dentist appointment), but also about dental pain. Get it checked out and dealt with, you'll be so much happier in the long run.

    • @FailSafe161
      @FailSafe161 7 місяців тому +12

      To everyone concerned about my dental health: yeah, it's not great at the moment, but I only just now *finally* have dental insurance. For years I haven't had insurance or money to go. Like I just simply could not afford it. I do plan on seeing a dentist very soon, though.

    • @LostJedi26
      @LostJedi26 7 місяців тому +1

      @@FailSafe161 i'm so glad you finally have insurance. I understand what it is to simply not be able to afford work on your teeth, and the fears that go with that.
      I'm so sorry about yout grandmother :( I know she was 91, but still, that's awful.

  • @bravestar7593
    @bravestar7593 7 місяців тому +174

    Man. I'm a pharmacy student and this is horrifying to me. I hope this knowledge will be pasted on to future doctors to be careful with antibiotics, and the fact that treating C. diff can be better done with a Fecal Microbiota Transplant (sure a very new treatment but found to be successful) compared to an alternative antibiotic that could do more damage. Thank you for the work you do Doc, spreading the good word of knowledge.

    • @scottw7990
      @scottw7990 7 місяців тому +12

      As someone who has ulcerative colitis, medical doctors have no clue about this nor do they care

    • @drewgoin8849
      @drewgoin8849 7 місяців тому +7

      Several years ago., I read a fascinating science article. The author suggested that stomach ulcers - and possibly colitis as well - might have
      Untreated water sources, as well as limited public health measures in the past. This undoubtedly resulted in higher parasitic loads in humans.
      Certain parasitic worm/nematode strains inhibit the Inflammation responses within the GI tract. Therefore, ulcers and colitis might have occurred less frequently in humans prior to the advent of antibiotics.
      I wonder whether any future medical treatments or therapies could be developed as a result?

    • @psonehagrid
      @psonehagrid 5 місяців тому

      Why not use bacteriofages?

  • @frankietheheathen4513
    @frankietheheathen4513 5 місяців тому +1

    I have an almost identical story. Prescribed augmenten for a tooth infection. A week later , c diff infection. Lasted a year. Severe case! I had to see an infectious disease specialist who prescribed a $7,000 per 10 pill medication called Dificid after vancomycin didn’t work. A year of my life spent in the bathroom

  • @justwhistlinpixie
    @justwhistlinpixie Місяць тому +2

    Vids like this are so much harder to listen to than the ones where people do obviously stupid stuff. Anyone could chip a tooth while eating and spiral into complications like this, and that's much scarier than people doing dumb things that I would never do.

  • @trishapellis
    @trishapellis 7 місяців тому +36

    I received too-powerful antibiotics once for a strep throat infection. Three days later I was barely able to get up off the toilet. Went back to the doctor, got prescribed probiotics, but my gut has never been the same.

    • @teemoto3923
      @teemoto3923 7 місяців тому +19

      Time for a poop transplant

    • @jl4260
      @jl4260 7 місяців тому

      I have strep throat rn and have been prescribed amoxycillin... should I be alright?

    • @trishapellis
      @trishapellis 7 місяців тому

      I@@jl4260 I'm sorry, this is 10 years ago, and I live in Spain. Even if I remembered what name was on that box, it probably wouldn't have the same name in the States.

    • @Amber-lb1pt
      @Amber-lb1pt 7 місяців тому

      @@jl4260please take probiotics 4-6 hours after each dose of antibiotics. Get the kind that are in capsules that need to be refrigerated (not pressed tablets off the shelf). Get one with as many different strains in it as possible. Some pharmacies carry them, you just have to ask since they’re behind the counter

    • @pandap4ntz
      @pandap4ntz 7 місяців тому

      ​@@jl4260I just got over what I believe was strep, I did not go to the doctor b/c by the time I realized I had white patches on the back of my throat I could tell I was healing, and I read online that strep can heal on its own. By week 3 I was on my way to recovery, I'm on week 4 right now since getting sick and I feel nearly 100% better. I'm no doctor, but maybe try holding off on those antibiotics...? Ofc, if you choose to not take them you will need to get plenty of rest, gargle 2-3 times per day with salt water, get plenty of fluids and eat healthy, and monitor your symptoms b/c strep can progress into worse illnesses. Or maybe you should talk with your doctor about the situation. I try to encourage folks to not take antibiotics if at all possible, but it's always best to get a doctor's opinion on the matter.

  • @Davidj1776
    @Davidj1776 7 місяців тому +33

    My sister is going through this right now. She had an ear infection and the nurse practitioner gave her a wide spectrum antibiotic for it. She's on her 3rd round of antibiotics trying to treat the cdiff. We are all very worried about her. She is a med student. She's on the last on her rotations and she starts her residency next year in May and will offitjave MD next to her name.

    • @stonecake313
      @stonecake313 7 місяців тому

      Could she do a fecal transplant if antibiotics don’t work

    • @Davidj1776
      @Davidj1776 7 місяців тому

      ​@@stonecake313yeah I believe that's going to be the next step.

    • @majordudette
      @majordudette 7 місяців тому +1

      Have her try Saccharomyces Boulardii - Florastor is a brand name.

  • @kyokoyumi
    @kyokoyumi 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm sitting here eating my factor meal watching this and wishing I had used your code when I got started with it lmao
    Glad she made a full recovery!

  • @Novemberrain111
    @Novemberrain111 3 місяці тому +1

    I have medical PTSD from cdiff. The ER staff put me thro hell, Dr’s gaslighting me, for 3 mos saying I had a stomach bug. Went to ER 15 times. I was literally dieing! Lost 44 lbs, I had one of the worst cdiff cases a GI Doctor said they had even seen. Bc I was being misdiagnosed for many months my cdiff was a horrible case. Finally put in the hospital 4 rounds of Vancomycin wasnt working. Got redman syndrome. I was beat down mentally and physically by c-diff. Next step was fecal transplant, but my GI Dr wanted to try Deficid along w a infusion at same time, 8 months later healed. Along w being on a probiotic VSL#3 112 billion cultures until now, helped save me. I was given Augmentin for something I didnt need, by a Dr!! Augmentin gave me the CDIFF. I have terrible anxiety and fear of Drs now. I dont trust them after what they put me through and didnt give me proper care. Praying for the ones dealing w cdiff now for the survivors of cdiff and those that lost the battle. Its a horribl horrible disease

  • @littlekirby6
    @littlekirby6 7 місяців тому +47

    fecal transplants really is such a bizarre, revolutionary treatment. I remember being in college, seeing flyers around saying "give us your poop and we'll give you money!" Obviously a funny attention grabbing thing, but after looking into it I learned how unique and important our microbiome is.

    • @crowdemon_archives
      @crowdemon_archives 7 місяців тому +3

      I like to treat it like starting up a fish tank lol

  • @Freelanci
    @Freelanci 7 місяців тому +51

    I recently (and hopefully permanently) recovered from a C. diff infection. The scary part is that my case could not be attributed to antibiotic use, as I didn't have any in the past year. The mental health impact was very real, and I still feel like it still affects me today, even 2 months later.

    • @CelestialPo
      @CelestialPo 6 місяців тому +1

      Feels the same😢 And something I noticed is that when I get nervous my gut starts to get upset. Human body is amazing

    • @metalmamasue3680
      @metalmamasue3680 3 місяці тому

      I can relate, I had C diff x3, suffered several surgeries and it was pure misery.
      I had to wear a bag for over a year while my insides healed, the parts they didn't take out anyhow.
      I've been reconnected now for years and no more C diff 🤞🙏 I'm also very cautious about using antibiotics and I tell the Dr right away my history of C. Diff.
      I truly wouldn't wish it on anyone.

  • @donavinnezar
    @donavinnezar 7 місяців тому +2

    having been on a doxycycline script for bacterial folliculitis , i hve experienced just how important the gut microbiome is . when i was on the script i had a hard time maintaining my weight , my activity levels are still the same and my food consumption is lower but im putting on weight still . i was eating fibrous meals and taking probiotics during this time period

  • @musicgirl214
    @musicgirl214 7 місяців тому +3

    the moment he mentioned the change of odor when she used the restroom, i instantly thought C. Diff. It has SUCH a distinctive odor that once you smell it, you would never forget it. Ive dealt with patients with it a few times. Always had to go nuts in the PPE for it. def can be a bit scary to help someone with it cause you never want to get that infection yourself.

  • @skrrrrt8
    @skrrrrt8 7 місяців тому +71

    The smell is something I will never forget... My girlfriend got C. Diff 2 years ago which quickly developed into Ulcerative Colitis which is a life long condition and both are 100% no joke. Hopefully this video helps people look out for symptoms of C. Diff after taking anti-biotics.
    On a good note though, after managing her UC her stool is back to normal both in form and smell :)

  • @Orangetong
    @Orangetong 7 місяців тому +63

    I can't even remember what I ate two days ago. How do people find out what caused their stomach issues???

    • @gretchenalleman506
      @gretchenalleman506 7 місяців тому +9

      I know. I suffered pancreatitis recently and went through a battery of tests. They’re asking me what I are proceeding the pancreatitis and I’m like I don’t know.

    • @trishapellis
      @trishapellis 7 місяців тому +33

      To be fair, you are more likely to remember a meal that broke a tooth. I broke a tooth (or really more lost a filling) during the first months of the pandemic - luckily that tooth doesn't have a nerve anymore so I wasn't in a big hurry to get it fixed, but I remember that moment. The feeling of that bite and crack and the dread of it hurting stay with you.
      Gotta admit though, for those people who, for example, developed vitamin B12 deficiencies half a year after eating some suspicious sushi... I love sushi and poke, I couldn't pinpoint how long ago I ate the offending batch, at the very least.

    • @caffeinatedpossum
      @caffeinatedpossum 7 місяців тому +7

      I once had a soggy piece of toast break a tooth when I was in college 4-5 years ago
      I cant tell you what I had for breakfast this morning

    • @wyltedleaves
      @wyltedleaves 7 місяців тому +1

      If it broke your tooth??? Yeah I'm pretty sure you'd remember that.

    • @mschuhler
      @mschuhler 7 місяців тому

      i know people say this for hyperbole but in this case i feel like it really is easy enough to remember the things ive eaten if i just think about it for a minute

  • @JR-tc9xm
    @JR-tc9xm 7 місяців тому

    I wish this channel had been around whenI was in high school. I probably would have gone into medicine. I hope it inspires people. it's a wonderful channel. thanks @chubbyemu!

  • @Sharkyktc001
    @Sharkyktc001 7 місяців тому +2

    Antibiotic resistance is no small problem! I'm a scientist working on a big genomics project in a bacteria called Pseudomonas Aeruginosa. We sampled over 1000 colonies from 184 clinical trial patient's lungs and every single bacteria already had genes that cause resistance to our antibiotic BEFORE we even started the trial. Makes me very, very worried.

  • @teran89331
    @teran89331 7 місяців тому +64

    NEW CHUBBYEMU VIDEO DROPPED LETS GOOO
    On a serious note, thank you so much for providing the world with amazing, high-quality, CAPTIONED, and highly-informative medical videos! The work you do is amazing.

  • @hollywilliams89
    @hollywilliams89 7 місяців тому +128

    Really shows how important gut health is when it's something a lot of people (and even some doctors) overlook!

    • @SaraMorgan-ym6ue
      @SaraMorgan-ym6ue 6 місяців тому

      you thought food poisoning was a myth you thought wrong

  • @Julia_BH
    @Julia_BH 6 місяців тому

    This has so many important topics - from the gut-brain link to the importance of finishing abx in their entirety. 10/10

  • @victoriahurlburt5987
    @victoriahurlburt5987 7 місяців тому +2

    I’ve had c diff 5 times from antibiotics. Only once I was in the hospital with double pneumonia and I was in ICU. The rest were outpatient. I just finished Clindamycin yesterday and I’ve been having GI problems. I get paranoid. Thanks Chubbyemu love ur videos. 😊 Victoria from Ohio.

  • @InoueTsubasa
    @InoueTsubasa 7 місяців тому +45

    Man, the moment he mentioned the smell I instantly thought of C diff. Stools with c diff are no joke. I would set them up under the biohazard hood (it normally ventilates out smells) but c diff stools never fail to bypass that and stink up the entire lab

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku 7 місяців тому +16

    Sheesh.... When the vetrinarian put my cat on antibiotics for her diarrhea, they at least had the decency to also put her on a probiotic.

  • @L7CK7
    @L7CK7 5 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic acting in this episode. Really got the severity across.

  • @onlittlecatfeet
    @onlittlecatfeet Місяць тому +1

    Man, i learn various medical treatment method that unknown to me in span of 3 hours, it so fascinating

  • @gretchenalleman506
    @gretchenalleman506 7 місяців тому +20

    You said foul smelling stool and antibiotic use and I knew you were talking about C. diff. It is one of my biggest fears after doing a paper on it in college.

  • @robpotter4175
    @robpotter4175 7 місяців тому +37

    I had a burrito with a chicken bone in it. I brought it back and told them what happened they said "we don't have chicken bones in our chicken"

    • @cameronbosch1213
      @cameronbosch1213 7 місяців тому +1

      Hahahaha, how dumb could they be? 😂

    • @therabbithat
      @therabbithat 7 місяців тому +3

      Technically speaking, our chicken is categorised as cake

    • @nataliemoraes2033
      @nataliemoraes2033 7 місяців тому +4

      Went to inn and out and said, "my fries are frozen" and they said, "our fries our fresh and not frozen" I hate it when ppl gaslight me.

    • @MauroTamm
      @MauroTamm 7 місяців тому +5

      I often find bone pieces on boneless thigh cuts.
      If they use these, there will be bones.

  • @matthew2531
    @matthew2531 6 місяців тому

    Another excellent case study from the emu

  • @peterferrarotto8976
    @peterferrarotto8976 7 місяців тому +2

    Broke a tooth recently and made an immediate appointment to get it fixed - very glad I got to it before an infection formed

  • @diyeana
    @diyeana 7 місяців тому +33

    When you said watery stools, I clenched and immediately smelled what was brewing. I'm so glad she made a full recovery.

  • @andrianorallo347
    @andrianorallo347 7 місяців тому +39

    I just finished our Gastroenterology module in med school. This video is a good integration of various subjects (Clinical Medicine, Microbiology, Pharmacology). I appreciate how you present the patient's history. Thank you so much Chubbyemu! Hoping that your next case would be Neuro-related (my next module)

    • @scottw7990
      @scottw7990 7 місяців тому

      Remember this when you treat patients with Ibd. Medical doctors have no idea how to properly treat the disease except for prescribing very serious, potentially dangerous pharmaceuticals. Diet absolutely matters, no matter how much they ignore nutrition in med school

  • @alix6xgorg839
    @alix6xgorg839 7 місяців тому +1

    That "full recovery" at the end... Beautiful

  • @Meidoification
    @Meidoification 3 місяці тому +1

    My sister, after giving birth to her first born, contracted C Diff while staying in the hospital. She also suffered from Post-Partum Depression and failed to make a connection to my newborn nephew during that time. When she was a teenager, my sister suffered from severe anxiety and depression, so we thought it was part of that. Dr. Bernard just taught me that C Diff potentially caused the Post-Partum by destroying her gut microbiome. You just earned a subscription from me my friend.