I have irritable bowel syndrome. will a clostridium difficile infection cause complications?

Maybe: Ibs patients not at any greater risk for complications from c. Diff. C. Diff infection commonest after exposure to antibiotics (any, even for short periods, and up to 2-3 months after exposure), hospitalization, nursing homes, ibd, chemotherapy. Can cause watery diarrheal illness, all the way to life threatening complications. Any question, see your doc. Get stool testing.

C difficile: Infection occurs in patients with or without ibs and carries the same riska and complication. Ibs patients are at no increased risk unless being treated with antibiotics.

Possible: Ibs symptoms may be exacerbated following a c diff infection . Typically , after eradication of c diff with appropriate treatment, ibs symptoms will gradually get back to baseline.