Dear Doctors: I was sick for months with debilitating pain, extreme weight loss, fatigue and loss of appetite. I was diagnosed with C. diff related to an abdominal surgery. I’m being treated with ...

Recurrent C. diff infection is when you contract a C. diff infection 2 to 8 weeks after completing treatment for a previous one. C. diff relapse is a recurrence of the same strain, while reinfection ...

Anne J. Gonzales-Luna, research assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, is reporting the weakening of ...

Antibiotics can disrupt gut microbiota, leading to potential recurrences of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI). New therapies like fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and monoclonal ...

But it wasn't the meningitis, which she overcame with help of powerful antibiotics, that was the problem. It was what came after: the clostridium difficile, or C. diff. The antibiotics used to treat ...

A synthetic microbiome therapy, tested in mice, protects against severe symptoms of a gut infection that is notoriously difficult-to-treat and potentially life threatening in humans, according to a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have an immunoglobulion A (IgA) deficiency and have had to take many antibiotics over the years. But I have never contracted Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) until I took ...

Federally funded research published this week could offer scientists the building blocks needed to create drugs to cure Clostridium difficile. Researchers at Baltimore-based University of Maryland ...

Fever, nausea, cramping, and diarrhea — if you have ulcerative colitis (UC), you probably know that those symptoms signal a flare. The same symptoms can also be a Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) ...

In a major step toward a precision therapy for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infection, researchers at The Hospital for ...

TUESDAY, August 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — C. diff, which is short for Clostridioides difficile, is a type of bacteria that may cause serious problems in the digestive system. It is one of the most ...