What is C diff -- a brief answer!

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C diff stands for Clostridium difficile and it is a bug that grows

in your gut and are caused when antibiotics kill off all the " good

bacteria " and then the Clostridium difficile (a bad bacteria)

overgrow and make you have awful diarrhea! So then you have to get

another antibiotic to kill the C difficile. Hopefully, you then

take some probiotics so your gut can repopulate itself with the good

stuff and then you will be okay!

That's the best I can do right now--I'm at work and must get back to

it. Best wishes for great holidays to everyone, and Lottie, when

you read this, you're in my prayers for sure. Wishing you speedy

recovery and Happy New Year to all!

Vicki

>

> dear group, i had been wondering about lottie, not seeing her on

the

> list and all. i sure hope she gets better soon. i had

> c-diff for about a year before i knew what it was as i thought it

was

> from gleevec and also thought it might be from irr.bowel.i also

tried

> to call her, with no luck. my best advice to avoid these beasts

like c-

> diff is stay out of hospitals if possible, if not have as few

invasive

> proceedures as possible. i had been in the hospital 2 momths

before i

> had signs of c-diff(on an emg)for 3 days, and i'm sure that's

where i

> picked it up, it was a miserable experience. i was unconscious

for

> 21/2days so they catherized me, something i had never had before.

> get well soon dear lottie, i does take awhile. i will watch for

any

> news of her, as bobbie said, she needs rest more than anything

now.

> hugs jean

>