{"id":4119,"date":"2023-12-18T16:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T21:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umedoc.com\/?p=4119"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:23:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T21:23:22","slug":"what-is-c-diff-and-is-it-catchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umedoc.com\/es\/what-is-c-diff-and-is-it-catchy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is C Diff, and Is It Catchy?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is C. Diff?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clostridioides difficile, formerly known as Clostridium difficile and commonly known as C. diff, is a bacterium which causes serious gastrointestinal (GI) infections and watery diarrhea. C. diff infections are contagious. C. diff is in the poop of people who are infected or colonized with C. diff. and can survive for a long time outside the body in the form of spores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you at risk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You are at high risk for C. diff infection if you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Are taking or have recently taken antibiotics, which can kill too many of your normal healthy gut bacteria and allow C. diff to take over. Not all diarrhea associated with antibiotic use is caused by C. diff, but if you get persistent watery diarrhea after taking antibiotics, notify your doctor. Anti-diarrhea medications will not cure C. diff.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Are a patient in a hospital or nursing home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Have a weak immune system from:\u00a0 older age, medications which weaken your immune system (e.g., steroids, medications to prevent transplant rejection), conditions which weaken your immune system (e.g., HIV\/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, chronic kidney disease), or conditions which affect your GI tract (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, irritable bowel disease).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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