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How do you tell the difference between 'normal' post antibiotic (amoxicillin) runny stool/diarrhea and c.difficile ?

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Dr. Ryan Phasouk answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Symptoms: Great question! the symptoms can generally be quite similar between post-antibiotic diarrhea vs c.Diff sometimes the best thing to do is undergo testing of the stool.

Answered 5/31/2021

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Dr. Mohammed Parvez answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Difficult: Have to check c.Diff toxin test on at least two stool samples to confirm infection. On the other hand, diarrhea gets better soon after stopping amoxycillin.

Answered 11/3/2015

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