Luke was in stage two liver fibrosis in high school. He couldn’t find remission from his ulcerative colitis and his gastroenterologist was planning an ERCP and colectomy surgery until he was placed on vancomycin for a C. diff infection. His symptoms immediately improved on vancomycin and, thankfully, his hepatologist was willing to prescribe the antibiotic. […]
Liquid Vancomycin is “Like a Miracle” for Teenage PSC Patient
At age 15 and in the second stage of liver fibrosis, Leonardo started taking the Firvanq brand of liquid vancomycin. He takes 500 mg twice a day and has experienced no vancomycin-related side effects. Not only did vancomycin lower all his liver enzymes to normal, but also helped him get into remission from his ulcerative […]
Student Athlete Returns to the Field Thanks to Vancomycin
Cynthia is the mother of a PSC patient, and she submitted her daughter’s astounding vancomycin story. Cynthia’s daughter (who’s name will remain anonymous for privacy reasons) started taking 2,250 mg of the ANI Pharmaceuticals brand at age 15. She was in stage one fibrosis at the time and also lives with ulcerative colitis. She began […]