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What Are The Symptoms Of Clostridium Difficile Infection?
Question: What are systems of c-diff
Brief Answer:
diarrhea and cramping
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Clostridium difficile can cause many symptoms. The most common are watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
Other symptoms may include low grade fever, mucus or blood in the stool, loss of appetite.
Left untreated this can cause serious problems requiring hospitalization.
It does manifest in some cases after taking antibiotics.
If you have watery diarrhea after completing a course of antibiotics it would be best for you to see a doctor and be tested specifically for C. difficile.
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Dr. Robinson
diarrhea and cramping
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your question.
Clostridium difficile can cause many symptoms. The most common are watery diarrhea and abdominal cramping.
Other symptoms may include low grade fever, mucus or blood in the stool, loss of appetite.
Left untreated this can cause serious problems requiring hospitalization.
It does manifest in some cases after taking antibiotics.
If you have watery diarrhea after completing a course of antibiotics it would be best for you to see a doctor and be tested specifically for C. difficile.
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Dr. Robinson
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