--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snippage> 
> Still very miserable, but today better than
> yesterday.  My primary care doc
> suspects colitis; he's got me on Cipro and
> Metronidazole, plus the ever-thrilling BRAT diet... 

<snipped icky parts :P> 
> Some very brief reading (I'm mostly resting,
> sleeping when I can) suggests
> that this might be good old E. coli causing
> hemorrhagic colitis...
> 
> My doc says that in 24 hours I should feel a lot
> better and be good in a week.
> 
> Any thoughts?

Very possible (E. coli O157:H7), although I wonder if
your doc suspects another bug/problem, given the use
of antibiotics, which is not absolutely indicated in
the case of E. coli O157:H7.

Here are 2 sites - the CDC has both general and
technical pages; WebMD is more geared for the public
(has a lot of useful info).

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/escherichiacoli_g.htm#Top
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/96/23889

Won't say I hope you're up and running soon...  ;)

Debbi

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