I am taking clindamycin for a tooth infection. i read it commonly causes c.diff. what is it? symptoms? how do i know if i get it?

C-Diff: Clostridium difficile is a species of gram-positive spore-forming bacteria that is best known for causing antibiotic-associated diarrhea (aad). While it can be a minor normal component of colonic "flora/bacteria", the bacterium is thought to cause disease when competing bacteria in the gut have been wiped out by antibiotic treatment. Bloating, pain and diarrhea can occur if infected.

GI overgrowth: Clostridium difficile (c.Diff) is a bacteria that can over-populate the GI tract when "nicer" organisms are killed off by antibiotic therapy. It results in diarrhea (usually yellowish, frequent and very foul smelling). It is not too common, but a risk. Eating live-culture yogurt during treatment can often help keep GI flora closer to normal and prevent c. Diff.

Clindamycin: Cdiff is a bacteria that is widely found in nature and in the colon of some carriers. It causes "antibiotic associated colitis", a GI illness with watery diarrhea, nausea, cramping. When antibiotics are given for infections, typically "broad spectrum" type, the "natural" flora (bacteria) in the gut are killed, and the cdiff overgrows with "toxin" production. Many antibiotics other than clindamycincause AAC.