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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about clostridium difficile infection.
9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Ignore: C-Diff is getting common, causing chronic smelly diarrhea. Tell doc if you were in a hospital.
Answered 6/11/2014
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Ignore: Fecal transplant although it seems disgusting can be highly effective- esp for those relapsing cases.
Answered 7/18/2014
3.9k views
Ignore: Mentioned to your doc that you want to prevent getting it because you know of people who have it and how it can make your life complicated.
Answered 1/31/2015
3.3k views
Ignore: Ask your doctor the risk factors,precautions, treatment and how long you will be in contact isolatio.
Answered 5/23/2015
3.3k views
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