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Tah 1wk ago saw dr for staple removal today. told him about watery diarrhea for 24 hrs. concerned about c-dif & wants test if still going on friday.
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Get the test: Most TAH patients receive IV antibiotics which can predispose you to a c. difficile infection. C. diff is a bacteria that that lives in the gut and because it has a capsule around it, a sort of bacterial bullet proof vest, it can resist many antibiotics. When the antibiotics kill off competing bacteria it thrives and secretes a toxin that causes severe diarrhea. I suggest you get tested.
Answered 8/6/2014
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