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DOCTOR DOUG…..I’m hearing a lot about C diff infection, a type of diarrheal illness. They say it is increasing and I want to know “how do I know if I have it & how can I prevent myself and family from getting it?” –DK I RESPOND: C diff is shorthand for Clostridium Difficile, an …
In an effort to deliver ‘good bacteria’ to the bowels of people who have lost their normal bacterial flora, there are many different approaches underway. Delivering the fecal material via colonoscopy has generally been the method of choice, but given the challenges involved in rectal administration, many researchers are looking at oral routes using …
C diff (Clostridium Difficile) is an intestinal infection that arises from overgrowth of this type of bacteria that crowds out the normal gut flora. It occurs often after a person is treated with strong antibiotics that ‘wipe out’ their normal gut bacteria. C diff results in severe diarrhea that is debilitating, particularly as it occurs …