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 ...

Fecal microbiota transplantation has become one of the most effective treatments for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections, but its long-term role in gastroenterology may hinge on moving ...

Paul Feuerstadt, MD, FACG, AGAF, discusses how testing for Clostridioides difficile is recommended for hospitalized patients or outpatients with new-onset, unexplained diarrhea who have risk factors ...

A fecal transplant performs as well as antibiotics in treating people with a bacterial infection that can cause life-threatening diarrhea, a new study says. People who received a single fecal ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In December, I developed an abscess in my jaw from food getting caught in my tooth. I went to see a local dentist who prescribed clindamycin and metronidazole. I came down with a case ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday announced new draft guidance that aims to further assure that patients infected with the bacterium Clostridium difficile and not responding to ...

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

There are about half a million C. diff infections every year in the United States. About 30,000 people die from them annually. But if you’ve had C. diff, you’re more likely to get it again. About 1 in ...

Most of us have heard of heart, liver and kidney transplants. But not many know about poop transplant or Faecal microbiota ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 76-year-old male who is in relatively good health. For the past six months, I have been experiencing diarrhea on and off. I initially spoke to my general physician, and he ...

C. diff, short for Clostridioides difficile (formerly called Clostridum difficile), is a type of bacteria that can cause an infection in your colon, the longest part of your large intestine. In most ...