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What the heck is "C Diff"?
Could you give me the details about this supposedly contracted it around the 27th of March and stilll not normal 100%..Stomach is seemingly wasted but have not never shown any blood in stools the runs have subsided but still feel the vetigo and quezziness? Have had several blood tests except for white count being high at the outset with lowgrade fever all is normalizing in that regrad thyroid kidneys all checked out ok Had Ct scan with contrast of uppper and lower abdominal and no abnormalities... Do I need to have anything else done or should I be worried about this I am going onvavaction overseain a couple of weeks and am worried about this BIG time! PLease help.........
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What the heck is "C Diff"?
C Diff, or Clostridium difficile, is a bacteria that causes diarrhea and "pseudomembranous" colitis (infection of the large intestine), usually this is a complication of antibiotic treatment. This bacteria is usually not a problem for healthy individuals, because it is kept in check by the "good" bacteria in the digestive tract. However, when wide-spectrum antibiotics are used, the good bugs are killed and C Diff takes over and causes the infection.